Repeated head trauma is associated with smaller thalamic volumes and slower processing speed: the Pr...
Repeated head trauma is associated with smaller thalamic volumes and slower processing speed: the Professional Fighters’ Brain Health Study
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England: BMJ Publishing Group
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English
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England: BMJ Publishing Group
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ObjectivesCumulative head trauma may alter brain structure and function. We explored the relationship between exposure variables, cognition and MRI brain structural measures in a cohort of professional combatants.Methods224 fighters (131 mixed martial arts fighters and 93 boxers) participating in the Professional Fighters Brain Health Study, a long...
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Repeated head trauma is associated with smaller thalamic volumes and slower processing speed: the Professional Fighters’ Brain Health Study
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4518758
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4518758
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0306-3674
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1473-0480
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10.1136/bjsports-2014-093877
