TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Neurocognitive vulnerability amongst university rugby players versus noncontact sport controls
JO  - Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology
A1  - Shuttleworth-Edwards, Ann B.
A1  - Smith, I.
A1  - Radloff, Sarah E.
SP  - 870 
EP  -  884
VL  - 30
IS  - 8
N2  - University rugby players were compared with IQ-equivalent noncontact sports controls on memory and attentional tasks at the pre- and postseason intervals. Results revealed significant lowering for rugby players relative to controls at the postseason interval for attentional tasks with a speeded visuomotor component (ImPACT Visual Motor Speed; Trail Making Test, TMT, A and B). There was a practice effect for controls only between the pre- and postseason intervals for attentional tasks that commonly reveal improvements after a long retest interval (TMT A and B; Digits Backwards). Medium to large effect sizes implicate clinically relevant cognitive vulnerability for university-level rugby players in association with years of exposure to repetitive concussive injury.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1380-3395
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13803390701846914
ID  - ref1
ER  -