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ReviewJournal of functional morphology and kinesiology2019

Concussion in Sports.

Giuseppe Musumeci, Silvia Ravalli, Angela Maria Amorini, Giuseppe Lazzarino

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Review in Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Giuseppe MusumeciDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Human Anatomy and Histology Section, School of Medicine, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8260-8890
Silvia RavalliDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Human Anatomy and Histology Section, School of Medicine, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3358-1086
Angela Maria AmoriniDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Medical Biochemistry Section, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3525-9955
Giuseppe LazzarinoDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Medical Biochemistry Section, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5917-7279

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Concussion, a peculiar type of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), is an injury frequently encountered in various contact and noncontact sports, such as boxing, martial arts, American football, rugby, soccer, ice hockey, horse riding, and alpine skiing. Concussion occurs anytime external forces of specific intensities provoke acceleration-deceleration of the brain, and it is characterized by the rapid onset of short-lived impairment of neurologic functions, spontaneously resolving within weeks, persisting for longer times only in a small percentage of cases. A wide range of molecular alterations, including mitochondrial dysfunction, energy deficit, and gene and protein expression changes, is triggered by concussion and lasts longer than clinical symptoms. In recent years, concussion has become a primary issue of discussion among sports medicine professionals, athletes, media, and sports sponsors in relation to athletes' return to play, after a concussion. Continued improvement in prevention and management of concussed athletes requires extensive research from different disciplines. Research work needs to focus on both prevention and management. Researchers and clinicians' efforts should be dedicated to a better understanding of the molecular changes occurring in the post-concussed brain and to clearly define healing after concussion for a safe return of athletes to play. It is essential for sports medicine professionals to stay informed about the advances in understanding concussions and how to rehabilitate each single player who sustained a concussion.

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cerebral concussionconcussionhead injuryinjurymild traumatic brain injuryprevention

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PMID33467352
PMCPMC7739328

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