Serum Tau Fragments Predict Return to Play in Concussed Professional Ice Hockey Players

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 33, Issue 22, 2016, Pages 1995-1999

  Shahim, Pashtun ^a   Linemann, Thomas ^b   Inekci, Dilek ^b   Karsdal, Morten Asser ^b   Blennow, Kaj ^a   Tegner, Yelverton ^c   Zetterberg, Henrik ^a,d   Henriksen, Kim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b NORDIC BIOSCIENCE A S   (Denmark)

^c LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ice hockey; serum biomarkers; sports related concussion; tau fragments

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PROTEIN TAU A; PROTEIN TAU C; TAU PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; MAPT PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOCKEY PLAYER; HUMAN; ICE HOCKEY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RETURN TO SPORT; SPORT INJURY; BLOOD; HOCKEY; INJURIES; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SWEDEN; TRENDS;

BIOMARKERS; BRAIN CONCUSSION; COHORT STUDIES; HOCKEY; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETURN TO SPORT; SWEDEN; TAU PROTEINS;

EID: 84996967181     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2014.3741     Document Type: Article

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