Relationship of soccer heading to computerized neurocognitive performance and symptoms among female and male youth soccer players

Various methodological shortcomings limit the evidence for persistent effects of football play on brain structure/function. Sources of bias include low-quality assessment of heading frequency, inappropriate control for type 1 errors and inappropriate selection of controls. Combining neuroimaging techniques with neurocognitive testing in prospective studies seems most promising to further clarify on the impact of football on the brain.

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“…Age range for youth football players was 10–1318 and 13–18 12. The category ‘High school/college’ includes the ‘interscholastic’ as well.…”

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Persistent effects of playing football and associated (subconcussive) head trauma on brain structure and function: a systematic review of the literature

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“…2,22 In the collegiate and professional literature, debate exists over concussion risk from heading alone vs contact with another player or object during heading. Several studies 23,24 found that purposeful heading did not result in neurocognitive deficits, including among 13-to 18-year-old players. Barnes et al 25 reported that more than half of the elite women players experienced headaches after heading, some lasting up to 25 days, and 2 reported amnesia.…”

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Concussion Among Female Middle-School Soccer Players

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“…20,[34][35][36][37] Prior work suggests that person-to-person collisions are the dominant cause of concussion in high school players. 22 The latter conclusion, however, was based on sideline observer detection, definition, and reporting of concussion, where overt events will stand out.…”

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Symptoms from repeated intentional and unintentional head impact in soccer players

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Objective: To determine the rate and differential contribution of heading vs unintentional head impacts (e.g., head to head, goal post) to CNS symptoms in adult amateur soccer players.Methods: Amateur soccer players completed baseline and serial on-line 2-week recall questionnaires (HeadCount) and reported (1) soccer practice and games, (2) heading and unintentional soccer head trauma, and (3) frequency and severity (mild to very severe) of CNS symptoms. For analysis, CNS symptoms were affirmed if one or more moderate, severe, or very severe episodes were reported in a 2-week period. Repeated measures logistic regression was used to assess if 2-week heading exposure (i.e., 4 quartiles) or unintentional head impacts (i.e., 0, 1, 21) were associated with CNS symptoms.Results: A total of 222 soccer players (79% male) completed 470 HeadCount questionnaires.Mean (median) heading/2 weeks was 44 (18) for men and 27 (9.5) for women. One or more unintentional head impacts were reported by 37% of men and 43% of women. Heading-related symptoms were reported in 20% (93 out of 470) of the HeadCounts. Heading in the highest quartile was significantly associated with CNS symptoms (odds ratio [OR] 3.17, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.57-6.37) when controlling for unintentional exposure. Those with 21 unintentional exposures were at increased risk for CNS symptoms (OR 6.09, as were those with a single exposure (OR 2.98, 95% CI 1.69-5.26) when controlling for heading.Conclusions: Intentional (i.e., heading) and unintentional head impacts are each independently associated with moderate to very severe CNS symptoms. Neurology ® 2017;88:901-908 GLOSSARY CI 5 confidence interval; OR 5 odds ratio; TBI 5 traumatic brain injury.

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Relationship of soccer heading to computerized neurocognitive performance and symptoms among female and male youth soccer players

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Persistent effects of playing football and associated (subconcussive) head trauma on brain structure and function: a systematic review of the literature

Persistent effects of playing football and associated (subconcussive) head trauma on brain structure and function: a systematic review of the literature

Concussion Among Female Middle-School Soccer Players

Symptoms from repeated intentional and unintentional head impact in soccer players

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