TY  - JOUR
AU  - Jordan, S.E.
A2  - Jordan, S.E.
A2  - Green, G.A.
A2  - Galanty, H.L.
A2  - Mandelbaum, B.R.
A2  - Jabour, B.A.
DB  - BISp
DP  - BISp
KW  - Enzephalopathie
KW  - Enzephalopathie, chronisch-traumatische
KW  - Fußballspiel
KW  - Gehirnerschütterung
KW  - Hirnschaden
KW  - Hirnverletzung
KW  - Kopfball
KW  - Neurologie
KW  - Schädelhirnverletzung
KW  - Schädelverletzung
KW  - Sportmedizin
KW  - Sporttraumatologie
LA  - eng
TI  - Acute and chronic brain injury in United States national team soccer players
TT  - Akute und chronische Hirnschaeden von Fussballspielern der US-amerikanischen Nationalmannschaft
PY  - 1996
N2  - We designed a study to determine whether chronic encephalopathy occurs in elite, active soccer players resulting from repetitive heading of the soccer ball. Studies have suggested that the cumulative effects of heading a ball can cause a chronic brain syndrome similar to dementia pugilistica, which is seen in professional boxers. Twenty of 25 members of the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team training camp (average age, 24.9, average years of soccer, 17.7.), who completed a questionnaire on head injury symptoms and had magnetic resonance imaging of the brain, were compared with 20 age-matched male elite track athletes. The soccer players were surveyed about playing position, teams, number of headers, acute head injuries, and years of playing experience. An exposure index to headers was developed to assess a dose-response effect of chronic heading. The soccer and track groups were questioned regarding alcohol use and history of acute head traumas. Questionnaire analysis and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated no statistical differences between the two groups. Among the soccer players, symptoms and magnetic resonance imaging findings did not correlate with age, years of play, exposure index results, or number of headers. However, reported head injury symptoms, especially in soccer players, correlated with histories of prior acute head injuries (r=0.63). These findings suggest that any evidence of encephalopathy in soccer players relates more to acute head injuries received playing soccer than from repetitive heading.   Verf.-Referat
SP  - S. 205-210
SN  - 0363-5465
JO  - The American journal of sports medicine
IS  - 2
VL  - 24
M3  - Gedruckte Ressource
ID  - PU199708206700
ER  -