Citation

Butler RJ, Forsythe WI, Beverly DW, Adams LM. J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry 1993; 56(10): 1055-1061.

Affiliation

Department of Clinical Psychology, High Royds Hospital, Ilkley, Leeds, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8410002

PMCID

PMC1015231

Abstract

Eighty six amateur boxers underwent a series of neuropsychological assessments on three occasions--pre bout, immediate post bout and follow up within two years; 31 water polo players and 47 rugby union players acted as controls. The neuropsychological tests were selected as being sensitive to subtle cognitive dysfunction and formed part of a battery of other neurological and ophthalmic assessments. No evidence of neuropsychological dysfunction due to boxing was found, either following a bout or a series of bouts at follow up. None of a range of parameters including number of previous contests, recovery from an earlier bout, number of head blows received during a bout and number of bouts between initial assessment and follow up, were found to be related to changes in cognitive functioning.

Language: en