Observational studyAJNR. American journal of neuroradiology2017
Prevalence of Traumatic Findings on Routine MRI in a Large Cohort of Professional Fighters.
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- Occupational and domestic exposure associations with cerebral small vessel disease and vascular dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2024Pooled it
- Chronic traumatic encephalopathy: State-of-the-science update and narrative review.The Clinical neuropsychologist · 2025Review
- Injuries in Mixed Martial Arts After Adoption of the Unified Rules of MMA: A Systematic Review.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Review
- Linking Type and Extent of Head Trauma to Cavum Septum Pellucidum in Older Adults With and Without Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias.Neurology · 2024Observational
- A Review of the Most Recent Clinical and Neuropathological Criteria for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- 7T MRI Versus 3T MRI of the Brain in Professional Fighters and Patients With Head Trauma.Neurotrauma reports · 2023Article
- A brief descriptive outline of the rules of mixed martial arts and concussion in mixed martial arts.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2022Review
- Post-Concussion Syndrome and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: Narrative Review on the Neuropathology, Neuroimaging and Fluid Biomarkers.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Examining for Cavum Septum Pellucidum and Ventricular Enlargement in Retired Elite-Level Rugby League Players.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Structural MRI profiles and tau correlates of atrophy in autopsy-confirmed CTE.Alzheimer's research & therapy · 2021Article
- Identifying degenerative effects of repetitive head trauma with neuroimaging: a clinically-oriented review.Acta neuropathologica communications · 2021Review
- Neuroimaging Biomarkers of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: Targets for the Academic Memory Disorders Clinic.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2021Review
- Neuroradiologic Evaluation of MRI in High-Contact Sports.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
- Prevalence and Incidence of Microhemorrhages in Adolescent Football Players.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 2020Article
- Microhemorrhages in Professional Motocross Athletes: A Case Series.HCA healthcare journal of medicine · 2020Article
- Association of Cavum Septum Pellucidum and Cavum Vergae With Cognition, Mood, and Brain Volumes in Professional Fighters.JAMA neurology · 2020Observational
- Cavum Septum Pellucidum in the General Pediatric Population and Its Relation to Surrounding Brain Structure Volumes, Cognitive Function, and Emotional or Behavioral Problems.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 2019Article
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Abstract
background and purposePrevious studies investigating MR imaging abnormalities among fighters have had small sample sizes. This investigation assessed a large number of fighters using the same conventional sequences on the same scanner. MATERIALS AND
methodsConventional 3T MR imaging was used to assess 499 fighters (boxers, mixed martial artists, and martial artists) and 62 controls for nonspecific WM changes, cerebral microhemorrhage, cavum septum pellucidum, and cavum vergae. The lengths of the cavum septum pellucidum and cavum vergae and the ratio of cavum septum pellucidum to the septum pellucidum lengths were assessed.
resultsThe prevalence of nonspecific WM changes was similar between groups. Fighters had a prevalence of cerebral microhemorrhage (4.2% versus 0% for controls,
conclusionsThis study assessed MR imaging findings in a large cohort demonstrating a significantly increased prevalence of cavum septum pellucidum among fighters. Although cerebral microhemorrhages were higher in fighters than in controls, this finding was not statistically significant, possibly partially due to underpowering of the study.
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