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Contrasting characteristics and outcomes of sports-related and non–sports-related traumatic brain injury

JAMA Network Open

2024-01-24
(Press-News.org) About The Study: In this study of 4,360 patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), functional limitations six months after injury were common after sports-related TBI, even mild sports-related TBI. Persisting impairment was evident in the sports-related TBI group despite better recovery compared with non–sports-related TBI on measures of mental health and post-concussion symptoms. These findings caution against taking an overoptimistic view of outcomes after sports-related TBI, even if the initial injury appears mild.

Authors: Lindsay Wilson, Ph.D., of the University of Stirling in Stirling, United Kingdom, is the corresponding author. 

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.53318)

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[Press-News.org] Contrasting characteristics and outcomes of sports-related and non–sports-related traumatic brain injury
JAMA Network Open