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ReviewCurrent pain and headache reports2015

The Pathophysiology of Sports Concussion.

Tad Seifert, Victoria Shipman

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Review in Current pain and headache reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Pediatric Sports-Related Concussion: An Approach to Care.American journal of lifestyle medicine
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Tad SeifertNorton Healthcare, University of Kentucky, 3991 Dutchmans Lane, Suite 310, Louisville, KY, 40207, USA, tad.seifert@nortonhealthcare.org.
Victoria Shipman

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During concussion, the brain is exposed to rapid acceleration, deceleration, and rotational forces, resulting in the stretching and distortion of neural structures. This produces in an injury of transient neurological dysfunction, as evidenced by the clinical symptomatology. It is now evident that recurrent head trauma is also associated with the development of some chronic neurodegenerative disorders. Despite increased awareness of concussion over the past decade, large voids remain in our understanding of its pathophysiology. Prospective longitudinal studies are needed to better understand the underlying biological mechanism of acute concussive injury as it relates to chronic neuropathology.

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NeuroimagingSportsAnimalsBiomarkersBrainBrain ConcussionHeadHumansBiomarkers

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