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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Sports concussion"”.
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MANAGEMENT OF YOUTH SPORT-RELATED CONCUSSION BY URBAN AND RURAL PRACTITIONERS: A PILOT STUDY
<p>Sport-related concussions (SRC) occur at alarming rates among high school athletes (ages 13-18), which made the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and other agencies classify it as an “epidemic”. If improperly managed, physical, mental, and emotional consequences can occur for SRC …
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An Empirical Investigation of Several Critical Psychometrical Issues in Neuropsychological Testing of Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries
Concussions can cause very serious injuries and with repetitive injuries increase the likelihood of serious consequences. There is an increased awareness of concussions, which has evolved into developing better measurement tools to study the effects including neuropsychological components. …
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Neurovascular implications of life-long exposure to contact in rugby union; the link to cognition
<b>Introduction</b>: Recurrent contact and concussion in sport represents a significant and growing public health concern which may contribute to long-term neurologic sequela in later-life. To what extent this relates to an accelerated decline in cerebral perfusion, a major risk factor for …
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Cognitive function among first division KwaZulu-Natal Rugby Union players and its associations with duration of exposure to the sport and a history of concussion
Dissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master’s Degree in Technology: Chiropractic, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2021.