Soccer heading and concussion are not associated with reduced brain volume or cortical thickness.

Soccer is the most popular sport in the world and, since it is a contact sport, players are at risk for head injury, including concussion. Here, we proposed to investigate the association of heading and concussion with macroscopic brain structure among adult amateur soccer players. For this study, 3...

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Main Authors: Tiago Gil Oliveira, Chloe Ifrah, Roman Fleysher, Michael Stockman, Michael L Lipton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235609