What is the evidence for chronic concussion-related changes in retired athletes: behavioural, pathological and clinical outcomes?
@article{Mccrory2013WhatIT, title={What is the evidence for chronic concussion-related changes in retired athletes: behavioural, pathological and clinical outcomes?}, author={P. Mccrory and W. Meeuwisse and J. Kutcher and B. Jordan and A. Gardner}, journal={British Journal of Sports Medicine}, year={2013}, volume={47}, pages={327 - 330} }
Objective The purpose of this paper was to review the current state of evidence for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in retired athletes and to consider the potential differential diagnoses that require consideration when retired athletes present with cognitive and psychiatric problems. Data sources MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, Mosby's Index, PsycEXTRA, PsycINFO and Scopus. Key words included CTE, dementia pugilistica, punch drunk syndrome, traumatic encephalopathy, CTE, repetitive head… CONTINUE READING
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