Neuropathologic and clinical findings in young contact sport athletes exposed to repetitive head impacts

AC McKee, J Mez, B Abdolmohammadi… - JAMA …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Young contact sport athletes may be at risk for long-term neuropathologic
disorders, including chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Objective To characterize the …

A systematic review of head impacts and acceleration associated with soccer

I Basinas, DM McElvenny, N Pearce, V Gallo… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Epidemiological studies of the neurological health of former professional soccer players are
being undertaken to identify whether heading the ball is a risk factor for disease or …

Soccer Heading: Review on Evidences on The Prevalence, Mechanisms and Biomarkers‎ of Head Injuries

H Dadgar, AH Daneshjoo… - Journal of …, 2022 - jpsr.mums.ac.ir
Purpose: Football (Soccer) is associated with an inherent risk of head injuries and is also
unique in" heading" skill. Heading can activate biomarkers of brain damage. The present …

The validity and reliability of ultra-short-term heart rate variability parameters and the influence of physiological covariates

JS Burma, S Graver, LN Miutz… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Ultra-short-term (UST) heart rate variability (HRV) metrics have increasingly been proposed
as surrogates for short-term HRV metrics. However, the concurrent validity, within-day …

Hyper-acute effects of sub-concussive soccer headers on brain function and hemodynamics

C Grijalva, D Hale, L Wu, N Toosizadeh… - Frontiers in human …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Sub-concussive head impacts in soccer are drawing increasing research
attention regarding their acute and long-term effects as players may experience thousands …

Neurovascular coupling on trial: How the number of trials completed impacts the accuracy and precision of temporally derived neurovascular coupling estimates

JS Burma, RK Van Roessel, IK Oni… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Standard practices for quantifying neurovascular coupling (NVC) with transcranial Doppler
ultrasound (TCD) require participants to complete one-to-ten repetitive trials. However …

Long-term effects of multiple concussions on prefrontal cortex oxygenation during repeated squat-stands in retired contact sport athletes

LW Sirant, J Singh, S Martin, CA Gaul, L Stuart-Hill… - Brain injury, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background This study investigated the long-term effects of multiple concussions on
prefrontal cortex oxygenation using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) during a squat-stand …

What recording duration is required to provide physiologically valid and reliable dynamic cerebral autoregulation transfer functional analysis estimates?

JS Burma, LN Miutz, KT Newel… - Physiological …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Currently, a recording of 300 s is recommended to obtain accurate dynamic
cerebral autoregulation estimates using transfer function analysis (TFA). Therefore, this …

Temporal evolution of neurovascular coupling recovery following moderate‐and high‐intensity exercise

JS Burma, A Macaulay, PV Copeland… - Physiological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Studies examining neurovascular coupling (NVC) require participants to refrain
from exercise for 12–24 hours. However, there is a paucity of empirical evidence for this …

An acute bout of controlled subconcussive impacts can alter dynamic cerebral autoregulation indices: a preliminary investigation

JD Smirl, D Peacock, JS Burma, AD Wright… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Objectives There is growing concern repetitive head contacts sustained by soccer players
may lead to long-term health ramifications. Therefore, this preliminary investigation …