TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1993//
TI  - A prospective controlled investigation of the cognitive effects of amateur boxing
JO  - Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
A1  - Butler, R. J.
A1  - Forsythe, W. I.
A1  - Beverly, D. W.
A1  - Adams, L. M.
SP  - 1055
EP  - 1061
VL  - 56
IS  - 10
N2  - Eighty six amateur boxers underwent a series of neuropsychological assessments on three occasions--pre bout, immediate post bout and follow up within two years; 31 water polo players and 47 rugby union players acted as controls. The neuropsychological tests were selected as being sensitive to subtle cognitive dysfunction and formed part of a battery of other neurological and ophthalmic assessments. No evidence of neuropsychological dysfunction due to boxing was found, either following a bout or a series of bouts at follow up. None of a range of parameters including number of previous contests, recovery from an earlier bout, number of head blows received during a bout and number of bouts between initial assessment and follow up, were found to be related to changes in cognitive functioning.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-3050
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -