Long-term Neurocognitive Dysfunction in Sports: What Is the Evidence?

Clinics in Sports Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 165-177

  Solomon, Gary S ^a   Ott, Summer D ^b   Lovell, Mark R ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletes; Computerized assessment; Concussive injury; Neurocognitive dysfunction

Indexed keywords

AGE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATHLETE; AUTOMATION; BOXING; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOOTBALL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL TASK; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PENSIONER; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 36; SPORT INJURY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; SPORTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78149441676     PISSN: 02785919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2010.09.002     Document Type: Review

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