Citation

Casson IR, Sham R, Campbell EA, Tarlau M, Didomenico A. J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry 1982; 45(2): 170-174.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1982, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7069431

PMCID

PMC1083048

Abstract

Detailed neurological examinations, EEG and CT scans of the head were performed on 10 professional boxers aged 20 to 31 years shortly after being knocked-out. Intracerebral and subdural haematomas were not suspected or discovered. However, CT scans revealed cerebral atrophy in five of the boxers; this finding was most common in the boxers with the most bouts. The possible relationship of these findings to the chronic encephalopathy of boxers is discussed.

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