| Title |
Motor system alterations in retired former athletes: the role of aging and concussion history
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Neurology, August 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2377-13-109 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Louis De Beaumont, Sébastien Tremblay, Luke C Henry, Judes Poirier, Maryse Lassonde, Hugo Théoret |
| Abstract |
Retired athletes with a history of sports concussions experience cognitive and motor declines with aging, and the risk of severe neurodegenerative conditions is magnified in this population. The present study investigated the effects of aging on motor system metabolism and function in former university-level athletes who sustained their last concussion several decades prior to testing. |
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| Mexico | 1 | 17% |
| Canada | 1 | 17% |
| Egypt | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 3 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 33% |
| Members of the public | 2 | 33% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 17% |
| Scientists | 1 | 17% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 2 | 1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 143 | 98% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 30 | 21% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 27 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 22 | 15% |
| Researcher | 13 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 11 | 8% |
| Other | 25 | 17% |
| Unknown | 18 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 26 | 18% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 21 | 14% |
| Sports and Recreations | 18 | 12% |
| Psychology | 17 | 12% |
| Neuroscience | 15 | 10% |
| Other | 23 | 16% |
| Unknown | 26 | 18% |
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