Neuroradiologic evaluation of MRI in high-contact sports

D McAllister, C Akers, B Boldt, LA Mitchell… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background and Purpose: Athletes participating in high-contact sports experience repeated
head trauma. Anatomical findings, such as a cavum septum pellucidum, prominent CSF …

Brain structure and function associated with a history of sport concussion: a multi-modal magnetic resonance imaging study

N Churchill, M Hutchison, D Richards… - Journal of …, 2017 - liebertpub.com
There is growing concern about the potential long-term consequences of sport concussion
for young, currently active athletes. However, there remains limited information about brain …

Multimodal imaging of retired professional contact sport athletes does not provide evidence of structural and functional brain damage

R Zivadinov, P Polak, F Schweser… - The Journal of head …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Long-term consequences of playing professional football and hockey on brain
function and structural neuronal integrity are unknown. Objectives: To investigate multimodal …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of repetitive subconcussive collisions on brain integrity in collegiate football players over a single football season: a multi-modal neuroimaging …

SM Slobounov, A Walter, HC Breiter, DC Zhu, X Bai… - Neuroimage …, 2017 - Elsevier
The cumulative effect of repetitive subconcussive collisions on the structural and functional
integrity of the brain remains largely unknown. Athletes in collision sports, like football …

Prevalence of traumatic findings on routine MRI in a large cohort of professional fighters

JK Lee, J Wu, S Banks, C Bernick… - American journal …, 2017 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Previous studies investigating MR imaging abnormalities
among fighters have had small sample sizes. This investigation assessed a large number of …

Brain morphometry in former American football players: Findings from the DIAGNOSE CTE research project

H Arciniega, ZH Baucom, F Tuz-Zahra, Y Tripodis… - Brain, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Exposure to repetitive head impacts (RHIs) in contact sports is associated with
neurodegenerative disorders including chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) which …

Recovery from mild head injury in sports: evidence from serial functional magnetic resonance imaging studies in male athletes

JK Chen, KM Johnston, M Petrides… - Clinical Journal of Sport …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To examine functional brain activation patterns before and after postconcussive
symptoms (PCS) resolution. Design: Prospective serial study with male athletes using …

Baseline vs. cross-sectional MRI of concussion: distinct brain patterns in white matter and cerebral blood flow

NW Churchill, MG Hutchison, SJ Graham… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Neuroimaging has been used to describe the pathophysiology of sport-related concussion
during early injury, with effects that may persist beyond medical clearance to return-to-play …

Prospective study of the association between sport-related concussion and brain morphometry (3T-MRI) in collegiate athletes: study from the NCAA-DoD CARE …

SA Bobholz, BL Brett, LY España, DL Huber… - British journal of sports …, 2021 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objectives To determine the acute and early long-term associations of sport-related
concussion (SRC) and subcortical and cortical structures in collegiate contact sport athletes …

Changes in resting‐state functional brain connectivity associated with head impacts over one men's semi‐professional soccer season

H Cassoudesalle, A Petit, S Chanraud… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Soccer, as a contact sport, exposes players to repetitive head impacts, especially through
heading the ball. The question of a long‐term brain cumulative effect remains. Our objective …