"Glory is temporary, brain injury may be forever" : a neuropsychological study on the cumulative effects of sports-related concussive brain injury amongst Grade 12 school boy athletes

"Glory is temporary, brain injury may be forever" : a neuropsychological study on the cumulative effects of sports-related concussive brain injury amongst Grade 12 school boy athletes

The study investigated the long-term neuropsychological effects of repetitive mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) due to participation in a contact sport amongst South African final year male high school athletes (N=189). The sample was divided by sports affiliation (Contact n = 115; Non-Contact n =...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Whitefield, Victoria Jane
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Rhodes University 2007
Subjects:
Sports injuries
Sports injuries > Psychological aspects
Brain damage
Brain > Concussion
Neuropsychological tests
Head > Wounds and injuries > Complications
Head > Wounds and injuries
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004471

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http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004471

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