TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - There is a strong evidence that professional boxing results in chronic brain damage. the more head punches during a boxer's career, the bigger is the risk
JO  - Lakartidningen
A1  - Blennow, Kaj
A1  - Popa, Cornel
A1  - Rasulzada, Abdullah
A1  - Minthon, Lennart
A1  - Wallin, Anders
A1  - Zetterberg, Henrik
SP  - 2468
EP  - 70, 2472
VL  - 102
IS  - 36
N2  - 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.
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SN  - 0023-7205
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -