Even athletes who don't experience concussion but suffer repeated jolts or falls inherent in contact sports can experience subtle and cumulative brain changes, new imaging research suggests. A group ...

Scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have developed a new way to measure the cumulative effect of impacts to the head incurred by football players. The metric, called Risk Weighted ...

Concussion history is associated with increased odds for tinnitus and greater neurobehavioral outcomes among those with tinnitus.

Background: Sports medicine clinicians and the general public are interested in the possible cumulative effects of concussion. Objective: To examine whether athletes with a history of one or two ...

Objective To explore relationship of concussion history, career status, and years of contact football exposure on symptom frequency, symptom severity, neurocognitive function, and balance in elite ...

The link between cumulative exposure to head impacts and a subsequent onset of concussion was more pronounced among athletes taking part in more contact activities. For example, 82 per cent of ...

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In an investigation of head impact burden and change in neurocognitive function during a season of youth football, researchers find that sub-concussive impacts are not correlated with worsening ...

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Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa sustained his third confirmed career concussion during the Sept. 12 NFL game against the Buffalo Bills, prompting many to wonder about the health of the ...

Every year, between 3 million and 4 million Americans suffer concussions in sports and recreation. Head impacts and concussions caused by contact sports are a quickly growing epidemic among young ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., July 18, 2013 -- Scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have developed a new way to measure the cumulative effect of impacts to the head incurred by football players.