What is the evidence for chronic concussion-related changes in retired athletes: Behavioural, pathological and clinical outcomes?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 327-330

  McCrory, Paul ^a   Meeuwisse, Willem H ^b,c   Kutcher, Jeffrey S ^d   Jordan, Barry D ^e   Gardner, Andrew ^f  

^a FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e BURKE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f HNE Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY;

AGE FACTORS; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN INJURY, CHRONIC; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 84875528720     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092248     Document Type: Review

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