ReviewAlzheimer's research & therapy2013
What boxing tells us about repetitive head trauma and the brain.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 59 citations in OpenAlex.
- Neuroimaging Correlates of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review of the Literature.Journal of neurotrauma · 2023Pooled it
- Behavioral and Emotional Dyscontrol Following Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review of Neuroimaging and Electrophysiological Correlates.Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison PsychiatryPooled it
- Brain Punch: K-1 Fights Affect Brain Wave Activity in Professional Kickboxers.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Article
- Blood biomarkers and neurodegeneration in individuals exposed to repetitive head impacts.Alzheimer's research & therapy · 2023Article
- Sparring and the Brain: The Associations between Sparring and Regional Brain Volumes in Professional Mixed Martial Arts Fighters.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Article
- Deep Grey Matter Volume is Reduced in Amateur Boxers as Compared to Healthy Age-matched Controls.Clinical neuroradiology · 2023Article
- Preliminary Development of a Brainwave Model for K1 Kickboxers Using Quantitative Electroencephalography (QEEG) with Open Eyes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Diagnostic Prospectives with Tau Protein and Imaging Techniques to Detect Development of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.Journal of behavioral and brain science · 2023Article
- Comparison of Head Strike Incidence under K1 Rules of Kickboxing with and without Helmet Protection-A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Functional performance of the upper limb and the most common boxing-related injuries in male boxers: a retrospective, observational, comparative study with non-boxing population.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Concussion and long-term cognitive function among rugby players-The BRAIN Study.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2022Article
- Serum BDNF and Selenium Levels in Elite Athletes Exposed to Blows.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- Assessing Clinical Change in Individuals Exposed to Repetitive Head Impacts: The Repetitive Head Impact Composite Index.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
- Effect of Weight Class on Regional Brain Volume, Cognition, and Other Neuropsychiatric Outcomes among Professional Fighters.Neurotrauma reports · 2021Article
- Sex Moderates the Relationship That Number of Professional Fights Has With Cognition and Brain Volumes.Frontiers in neurology · 2020Article
- Understanding white matter structural connectivity differences between cognitively impaired and nonimpaired active professional fighters.Human brain mapping · 2019Article
- Concussion management in combat sports: consensus statement from the Association of Ringside Physicians.British journal of sports medicine · 2019Article
- Low Prefrontal GABA Levels Are Associated With Poor Cognitive Functions in Professional Boxers.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2019Article
- Near-Term Decrease in Brain Volume following Mild Traumatic Injury Is Detectible in the Context of Preinjury Volumetric Stability: Neurobiologic Insights from Analysis of Historical Imaging Examinations.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 2018Article
- Sample size determination for a matched-pairs study with incomplete data using exact approach.The British journal of mathematical and statistical psychology · 2018Article
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Abstract
Boxing and other combat sports may serve as a human model to study the effects of repetitive head trauma on brain structure and function. The initial description of what is now known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) was reported in boxers in 1928. In the ensuing years, studies examining boxers have described the clinical features of CTE, its relationship to degree of exposure to fighting, and an array of radiologic findings. The field has been hampered by issues related to study design, lack of longitudinal follow-up, and absence of agreed-upon clinical criteria for CTE. A recently launched prospective cohort study of professional fighters, the Professional Fighters Brain Health Study, attempts to overcome some of the problems in studying fighters. Here, we review the cross-sectional results from the first year of the project.
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