Neurocognitive performance and mental health of retired female football players compared to non-contact sport athletes
Background Adverse long-term effects of playing football due to repetitive head impact exposure on neurocognition and mental health are controversial. To date, no studies have evaluated such effects in women.Aims To (1) compare neurocognitive performance, cognitive symptoms and mental health in reti...
Main Authors: | Jos Twisk, Astrid Junge, Annika Prien, Nina Feddermann-Demont |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
BMJ Publishing Group
2020-04-01
|
Series: | BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine |
Online Access: | https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/6/1/e000952.full |
Similar Items
-
Functional Head Impulse Test in Professional Athletes: Sport-Specific Normative Values and Implication for Sport-Related Concussion
by: Fausto Romano, et al.
Published: (2019-04-01) -
The analysis of psychophysiological features of football players and water sports athletes
by: Olha Podrihalo, et al.
Published: (2020-04-01) -
Concussion in contact sport: investigating the neurocognitive profile of Afrikaans adolescent rugby players
by: Horsman, Mark
Published: (2010) -
Dietary supplementation and the quality of life of retired football players
by: Sinnott Robert A, et al.
Published: (2012-11-01) -
A retrospective analysis of retirement of football players in Portugal
by: António Carapinheira, et al.
Published: (2018-12-01)