Citation

Bailes JE, Dashnaw ML, Petraglia AL, Turner RC. Prog. Neurol. Surg. 2014; 28: 50-62.

Affiliation

Department of Neurosurgery, NorthShore University HealthSystem, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Evanston, Ill., USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Karger Publishers)

DOI

10.1159/000358765

PMID

24923392

Abstract

The majority of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in the USA are mild in severity. Sports, particularly American football, and military experience are especially associated with repetitive, mild TBI (mTBI). The consequences of repetitive brain injury have garnered increasing scientific and public attention following reports of altered mood and behavior, as well as progressive neurological dysfunction many years after injury. This report provides an up-to-date review of the clinical, pathological, and pathophysiological changes associated with repetitive mTBI, and their potential for cumulative effects in certain individuals. © 2014 S. Karger AG, Basel.

Language: en