@article{ref1,
title="Determining brain fitness to fight: has the time come?",
journal="Physician and sportsmedicine",
year="2015",
author="Seifert, Tad and Bernick, Charles and Jordan, Barry and Alessi, Anthony and Davidson, Jeff and Cantu, Robert and Giza, Christopher and Goodman, Margaret and Benjamin, Johnny",
volume="43",
number="4",
pages="395-402",
abstract="Professional boxing is associated with a risk of chronic neurological injury, with up to 20-50% of former boxers exhibiting symptoms of chronic brain injury. Chronic traumatic brain injury encompasses a spectrum of disorders that are associated with long-term consequences of brain injury and remains the most difficult safety challenge in modern-day boxing. Despite these concerns, traditional guidelines used for return to sport participation after concussion are inconsistently applied in boxing. Furthermore, few athletic commissions require either formal consultation with a neurological specialist (i.e. neurologist, neurosurgeon, or neuropsychologist) or formal neuropsychological testing prior to return to fight. In order to protect the health of boxers and maintain the long-term viability of a sport associated with exposure to repetitive head trauma, we propose a set of specific requirements for brain safety that all state athletic commissions would implement.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0091-3847",
doi="10.1080/00913847.2015.1081551",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00913847.2015.1081551"
}