Citation

Blennow K, Popa C, Rasulzada A, Minthon L, Wallin A, Zetterberg H. Lakartidningen 2005; 102(36): 2468-70, 2472-5.

Vernacular Title

Starka belagg for att proffsboxning leder till kroniska hjarnskador. Ju fler slag

Affiliation

Institutionen for klinisk neurovetenskap, Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset/Molndal, Sweden. kaj.blennow@neuro.gu.se

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Sveriges Lakarforbund)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16196432

Abstract

The clinical symptomatology and pathogenic mechanisms of chronic traumatic brain injury associated with boxing (CTBI-B) is reviewed. This syndrome is also known as punch drunk syndrome or dementia pugilistica. Since even milder forms of CTBI-B are rare among amateur boxers, we make a distinction between amateur and professional boxing throughout the review. Focus is also set on the interesting similarities in neurochemical changes and pathogenic mechanisms between CTBI-B, acute traumatic brain injury (e.g. road traffic accidents) and Alzheimer's disease.