Cerebral atrophy associated with boxing
Abstract
In an article published several years ago in a popular magazine, Blitman1described the mental status of former boxers. He drew on his personal experience; he knew "what it means to be punch drunk." He vividly depicted momentary loss of coordination, brief mental black-outs, sudden waves of anger, lapses of memory, trembling hands, sharp headaches, dizzy spells, sudden jerkiness, uncontrollable shaking of the head, and ringing in the ears. The author was "one of the lucky ones," however; he "came back almost all the way physically," and his "mind remained whole." But he emphasized that "there are other men who have trouble holding onto the most menial of jobs," owing to steadily progressive physical, nervous, and mental deterioration. More recently, Critchley2reviewed the older literature and detailed the neurologic aspects of boxing, dealing especially with "the phenomenon of groggy states as apparent during or after a contest; and
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- Authors
- NEUBUERGER, K. T.
- Corresponding author
- NEUBUERGER, KARL T.
- Venue
- Archives of Neurology And Psychiatry
- Publisher
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Published
- 1959-04-01
- Volume
- 81
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 403
- ISSN
- 0096-6754 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2064824320
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- FWCI
- 5.36
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Archives of Neurology And Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
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- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Martial Arts: Techniques, Psychology, and Education
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neurology and Historical Studies
- Keywords
- brain atrophy, boxing, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, neurodegeneration, memory impairment, cognitive decline
- MeSH terms
- Atrophy, Boxing, Brain, Brain Diseases, Humans, Sports
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