"Is rugby bad for your intellect": the effect of repetitive mild head injuries on the cognitive functioning of university level rugby players

"Is rugby bad for your intellect": the effect of repetitive mild head injuries on the cognitive functioning of university level rugby players

The study sought to determine whether there is evidence for the presence of residual (chronic) deleterious effects on cognition due to repetitive mild traumatic brain injury in top team university level rugby players, using ImPACT 3.0, Trail Making Test (TMT) and Digit Span. The initial sample of 48...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Ian Patrick
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Rhodes University 2006
Subjects:
Rugby football injuries
Brain damage
Neuropsychological tests
Head > Wounds and injuries > Complications
Sports injuries > Psychological aspects
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002567

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http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002567

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