Citation

Carman AJ, Ferguson R, Cantu R, Comstock RD, Dacks PA, DeKosky ST, Gandy S, Gilbert J, Gilliland C, Gioia G, Giza C, Greicius M, Hainline B, Hayes RL, Hendrix J, Jordan B, Kovach J, Lane RF, Mannix R, Murray T, Seifert T, Shineman DW, Warren E, Wilde E, Willard H, Fillit HM. Nat. Rev. Neurol. 2015; 11(4): 230-244.

Affiliation

Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation, 57 West 57th Street, Suite 904, New York, NY 10019, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1038/nrneurol.2015.30

PMID

25776822

Abstract

Sports-related concussions and repetitive subconcussive exposure are increasingly recognized as potential dangers to paediatric populations, but much remains unknown about the short-term and long-term consequences of these events, including potential cognitive impairment and risk of later-life dementia. This Expert Consensus Document is the result of a 1-day meeting convened by Safe Kids Worldwide, the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation, and the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. The goal is to highlight knowledge gaps and areas of critically needed research in the areas of concussion science, dementia, genetics, diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers, neuroimaging, sports injury surveillance, and information sharing. For each of these areas, we propose clear and achievable paths to improve the understanding, treatment and prevention of youth sports-related concussions.

Language: en