Citation

Broglio SP, Eckner JT, Paulson HL, Kutcher JS. Exerc. Sport Sci. Rev. 2012; 40(3): 138-144.

Affiliation

School of Kinesiology, Michigan NeuroSport, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Neurology, and Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Center, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/JES.0b013e3182524273

PMID

22728452

Abstract

Concussion has been viewed historically as a transient injury with no evidence supporting the existence of persistent effects. However, our recent work demonstrates electroencephalographic and motor control changes in otherwise healthy individuals with a history of concussion. We therefore hypothesize that concussive and subconcussive head impacts set about a cascade of pathological events that accelerates declines in cognitive function typically associated with the aging process.

Language: en