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concussion

Traumatic brain injury
The Association Between Age of First Exposure to American Football at a Young Age and Later-Life Health Issues in Healthy, Community-Dwelling Adults

by myneuronews May 14, 2025

by myneuronews May 14, 2025

Background and Rationale In recent years, there has been a growing concern about the long-term …

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Quality of Life after Brain Injury in children aged six and seven years (QOLIBRI-KIDDY) – development and scale analysis of the first disease-specific self-report instrument for young children after traumatic brain injury

by myneuronews May 14, 2025

by myneuronews May 14, 2025

Understanding Quality of Life after Brain Injury Quality of life (QoL) is a multifaceted concept …

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Characterizing Intimate Partner Violence-Related Head Trauma in Community-Recruited Women

by myneuronews May 14, 2025

by myneuronews May 14, 2025

Study Overview This study investigates the phenomenon of head trauma resulting from intimate partner violence …

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Correction: Cerebral Haemodynamic Assessment Following Sport-related Concussion (Mild Traumatic Brain Injury) in Youth and Amateur Rugby Union Players

by myneuronews May 13, 2025

by myneuronews May 13, 2025

Cerebral haemodynamics in concussion Cerebral haemodynamics refers to the dynamics of blood flow within the …

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Lowering the maximum legal tackle height in Scottish community women’s rugby: an injury surveillance and video analysis study across two seasons

by myneuronews May 13, 2025

by myneuronews May 13, 2025

Study Overview The study aims to assess the implications of a revised regulation regarding tackle …

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Associations of Tackling Characteristics, Player Position, and Head Contact Risk During Game Play in College Football

by myneuronews May 13, 2025

by myneuronews May 13, 2025

Tackling Characteristics and Head Contact Tackling is a fundamental aspect of football, intrinsically linked to …

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Traumatic brain injury
Changes in Coping Skills Throughout Concussion Recovery in College-Aged Individuals

by myneuronews May 13, 2025

by myneuronews May 13, 2025

Coping Skills Assessment The evaluation of coping skills among college-aged individuals recovering from concussions is …

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Acute Changes in Sleep Stages Following Concussion in Collegiate Athletes: A Pilot Study

by myneuronews May 13, 2025

by myneuronews May 13, 2025

Study Overview This pilot study investigates the immediate effects of concussion on the sleep patterns …

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Effect of Choline Alfoscerate on Cognitive Dysfunction After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Single-Center Prospective Case-Control Study

by myneuronews May 12, 2025

by myneuronews May 12, 2025

Study Overview The research aimed to investigate the effects of Choline Alfoscerate, a compound thought …

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A systematic review and meta-analysis of sleep following mild traumatic brain injury: A synthesis of the literature according to age and time-since-injury

by myneuronews May 10, 2025

by myneuronews May 10, 2025

Overview of Sleep Disruptions Sleep disruptions represent a common and often underestimated consequence following mild …

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Acute effects of sport-related concussion among adolescents with a self-reported history of treatment for anxiety or depression
Objective: This study compared symptom reporting and cognitive test performance within 72 h of a suspected concussion between high school student-athletes with and without pre-injury self-reported mental health treatment. Methods: Eight hundred seventy-nine high school athletes with (n = 75) and without (n = 804) a self-reported history of treatment for anxiety or depression underwent […]
Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Clinical Core: Infrastructure to facilitate research on post-traumatic Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
We describe the rationale, methodology, and design of the Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (BU ADRC) Clinical Core (CC). The CC characterizes a longitudinal cohort of participants with/without brain trauma to characterize the clinical presentation, biomarker profiles, and risk factors of post-traumatic Alzheimer's disease (AD) and AD-related dementias (ADRD), including chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). […]
Examining for race-associated differences on Sway Medical System balance and cognitive tests used for sport-related concussion
CONCLUSION: The race-associated differences between Black and White student-athletes on Sway Medical System balance and cognitive module scores are generally negligible. The reasons for modest race-associated differences on Memory scores are unknown and future research to examine the possible role or influence of social risk factors and psychosocial factors on module scores is recommended.
Effects of Lifetime Exposure to Sports-Related Head Impacts on Brain Injury and Inflammatory Blood Biomarkers Among Former Middle-Aged Athletes
Repetitive head impacts from contact sports are associated with an increased risk of neurodegenerative conditions. While studies have examined acute and chronic outcomes in young and deceased athletes, research on middle-aged former athletes remains limited. We employed multiplex biomarker approaches to examine whether brain injury and systemic inflammatory blood biomarkers are reflective of ≥10 years […]
Pain Management Strategies and Adverse Effects of Opioids in Patients with Neurotrauma with Acute and Chronic Pain
Pain is prevalent and a major source of disability after a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and a spinal cord injury (SCI). With a view of reducing the pain burden in neurotrauma, this study aimed to describe the use of pain management strategies and the adverse effects of opioids in patients with TBI and SCI. We […]