Assessment of Long-Term Effects of Sports-Related Concussions: Biological Mechanisms and Exosomal Biomarkers by Aurélie Ledreux, Moira K. Pryhoda, Kim Gorgens, Kevin Shelburne, Anah Gilmore, Daniel A. Linseman, Daniel A. Linseman, Holly Fleming, Lilia A. Koza, Lilia A. Koza, Julie Campbell, Adam Wolff, James P. Kelly, Martin Margittai, Bradley S. Davidson, Ann-Charlotte Granholm

“…Concussion or mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in athletes can cause persistent symptoms, known as post-concussion syndrome (PCS), and repeated injuries may increase the long-term risk for an athlete to develop neurodegenerative diseases such as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). …”
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Factors associated with follow-up care after pediatric concussion: A longitudinal population-based study in Alberta, Canada by Krystle Wittevrongel, Olesya Barrett, Brent E. Hagel, Brent E. Hagel, Brent E. Hagel, Brent E. Hagel, Brent E. Hagel, Kathryn J. Schneider, Kathryn J. Schneider, Kathryn J. Schneider, Kathryn J. Schneider, David W. Johnson, David W. Johnson, David W. Johnson, Keith Owen Yeates, Keith Owen Yeates, Keith Owen Yeates, Jennifer D. Zwicker, Jennifer D. Zwicker, Jennifer D. Zwicker, Jennifer D. Zwicker

“…The objective of this study was to identify predisposing, enabling, and need-based factors associated with follow-up care after pediatric concussion.Materials and methodsA retrospective population-based cohort study was conducted using linked, province-wide administrative health data for all patients <18 years of age with a diagnosis of concussion, other specified injuries of the head, unspecified injury of head, or post-concussion syndrome (PCS) between April 1, 2004 and March 31, 2018 in Alberta, Canada. …”
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Gender Specificities in Sleep Disturbances following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Preliminary Study by Géraldine Martens, Mohammad Hossein Khosravi, Nicolas Lejeune, Jean-François Kaux, Aurore Thibaut

“…This condition is referred to as post-concussive syndrome (PCS). Sleep disturbances are part of it but their distribution among different genders remains scarcely investigated. …”
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Disrupted White Matter Microstructure of the Cerebellar Peduncles in Scholastic Athletes After Concussion by Jacob M. Mallott, Eva M. Palacios, Jun Maruta, Jun Maruta, Jamshid Ghajar, Jamshid Ghajar, Pratik Mukherjee, Pratik Mukherjee

“…Concussion, or mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), is a major public health concern, linked with persistent post-concussive syndrome, and chronic traumatic encephalopathy. …”
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