Association of Nonconcussive Repetitive Head Impacts and Intense Physical Activity With Levels of Phosphorylated Tau181 and Total Tau in Plasma of Young Elite Soccer Players
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.6101
Abstract: Key Points Question What is the association of nonconcussive repetitive head impacts with plasma levels of phosphorylated and total tau proteins, and how might they be associated with cognitive outcomes in young elite soccer players?… read more here.
Keywords: head impacts; nonconcussive repetitive; repetitive head; elite soccer ... See more keywords
Comment on “Frequency and Magnitude of Game-Related Head Impacts in Male Contact Sports Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”
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DOI: 10.1007/s40279-019-01230-6
Abstract: We read the recent meta-analysis [1] on the frequency and magnitude of in vivo head impacts in contact sports with great interest, as there is a lack of multi-sport head impact exposure comparisons in the… read more here.
Keywords: head; game; impact; contact sports ... See more keywords
Influence of rapidly successive head impacts on brain strain in the vicinity of bridging veins.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2017.05.016
Abstract: Acute subdural hematoma due to a bridging vein rupture is a devastating but rare injury. There has to date been no satisfactory biomechanical explanation for this infrequent but costly injury. We surmise that it may… read more here.
Keywords: head; brain strain; bridging veins; impact ... See more keywords
Youth Exposure to Repetitive Head Impacts From Tackle Football and Long-term Neurologic Outcomes: A Review of the Literature, Knowledge Gaps and Future Directions, and Societal and Clinical Implications.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.spen.2019.03.016
Abstract: Youth participation in contact and collision sports, particularly tackle football, is associated with exposure to repetitive head impacts during a time period when tremendous brain maturation is occurring. Accumulating evidence suggests that exposure to repetitive… read more here.
Keywords: tackle football; head impacts; long term; exposure repetitive ... See more keywords
The Effects of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms on the Association between Head Impacts and Post-Season Neurocognitive and Behavioral Outcomes
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DOI: 10.1017/s1355617721001491
Abstract: Abstract Objective: Having attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a risk factor for concussion that impacts concussion diagnosis and recovery. The relationship between ADHD and repetitive subconcussive head impacts on neurocognitive and behavioral outcomes is less well… read more here.
Keywords: season; post season; head impacts; behavioral outcomes ... See more keywords
Salivary S100 calcium-binding protein beta (S100B) and neurofilament light (NfL) after acute exposure to repeated head impacts in collegiate water polo players
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-07241-0
Abstract: Blood-based biomarkers of brain injury may be useful for monitoring brain health in athletes at risk for concussions. Two putative biomarkers of sport-related concussion, neurofilament light (NfL), an axonal structural protein, and S100 calcium-binding protein… read more here.
Keywords: head impacts; head; water polo; protein ... See more keywords
Analysis of head impacts during sub-elite hurling practice sessions
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DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2017.1373196
Abstract: ABSTRACT The reported incidence of head and neck injuries in hurling is 0.12 per 1000 hours, but no previous research has quantified head impact characteristics in this sport. Here, a wireless accelerometer and gyroscope captured… read more here.
Keywords: head; analysis head; acceleration; head impacts ... See more keywords
Neurofilament light and tau in serum after head-impact exposure in soccer
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DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2020.1725129
Abstract: ABSTRACT Introduction: Blood-based biomarkers can provide valuable information on the effects of repetitive head impacts in sports. This study investigated if repetitive headers or accidental head impacts in soccer could cause structural brain injury, detected… read more here.
Keywords: head; neurofilament light; head impact; soccer ... See more keywords
A video analysis examination of the frequency and type of head impacts for player positions in youth ice hockey and FE estimation of their impact severity.
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DOI: 10.1080/14763141.2023.2186941
Abstract: This research employed head impact frequency and frequency of estimated strain to analyse the influence of player position on brain trauma in U15 and U18 youth ice hockey. The methods involved a video analysis of… read more here.
Keywords: head; frequency; impact; ice hockey ... See more keywords
Multimodal Biomarkers of Repetitive Head Impacts and Traumatic Encephalopathy Syndrome: A Clinico-Pathological Case Series.
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DOI: 10.1089/neu.2022.0060
Abstract: Traumatic encephalopathy syndrome (TES) criteria were developed to aid diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) pathology during life. Interpreting clinical and biomarker findings in patients with TES during life requires autopsy-based determination of the neuropathological… read more here.
Keywords: clinico pathological; encephalopathy syndrome; pathology; head impacts ... See more keywords
Measuring Blunt Force Head Impacts in Athletes.
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DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usz334
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Although concussion continues to be a major source of acute and chronic injuries, concussion injury mechanisms and risk functions are ill-defined. This lack of definition has hindered efforts to develop standardized concussion monitoring, safety… read more here.
Keywords: head; measuring blunt; impacts athletes; force head ... See more keywords