Heading Frequency Is More Strongly Related to Cognitive Performance Than Unintentional Head Impacts in Amateur Soccer Players

ObjectiveCompared to heading, unintentional head impacts (e.g., elbow to head, head to head, head to goalpost) in soccer are more strongly related to risk of moderate to very severe Central Nervous System (CNS) symptoms. But, most head impacts associated with CNS symptoms that occur in soccer are mi...

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Main Authors: Walter F. Stewart, Namhee Kim, Chloe Ifrah, Martin Sliwinski, Molly E. Zimmerman, Mimi Kim, Richard B. Lipton, Michael L. Lipton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2018.00240/full