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Neuropsychological consequences of boxing and recommendations to improve safety: a National Academy of Neuropsychology education paper.
Full Abstract
Boxing has held appeal for many athletes and audiences for centuries, and injuries have been part of boxing since its inception. Although permanent and irreversible neurologic dysfunction does not occur in the majority of participants, an association has been reported between the number of bouts fought and the development of neurologic, psychiatric, or histopathological signs and symptoms of encephalopathy in boxers. The purpose of this paper is to (i) provide clinical neuropsychologists, other health-care professionals, and the general public with information about the potential neuropsychological consequences of boxing, and (ii) provide recommendations to improve safety standards for those who participate in the sport.
Author information
Author/s: Heilbronner, Robert L (RL); Bush, Shane S (SS); Ravdin, Lisa D (LD); Barth, Jeffrey T (JT); Iverson, Grant L (GL); Ruff, Ronald M (RM); Lovell, Mark R (MR); Barr, William B (WB); Echemendia, Ruben J (RJ); Broshek, Donna K (DK);
Affiliation: Chicago Neuropsychology Group and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60601, USA. r-heilbronner(-atsign-)northwestern.edu
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Practice Guideline
Journal: Archives of clinical neuropsychology : the official journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists (Arch Clin Neuropsychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2009-Feb; vol 24 (issue 1) : pp 11-9
Dates: Created 2009/04/27; Completed 2009/05/22;
PMID: 19395353, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 5/22/2009, IMS Date: )
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