Cerebral and cognitive modifications in retired professional soccer players: TC-FOOT protocol, a transverse analytical study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. This contact sport carries the risk of exposure to repeated head impacts in the form of subconcussions, defined as minimal brain injuries following head impact, with no symptom of concussion. While it has been suggested that exposure to repetitive subconcussive events can result in long-term neurophysiological modifications, and the later development of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the consequences of these repeated impacts remain controversial and largely unexplored in the context of soccer players.

Methods and analysis

This is a prospective, single-centre, exposure/non-exposure, transverse study assessing the MRI and neuropsychological abnormalities in professional retired soccer players exposed to subconcuss

SUBMITTER: Kepka S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9664284 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature