Cerebral Autoregulation Is Disrupted Following a Season of Contact Sports Participation

Cerebral Autoregulation Is Disrupted Following a Season of Contact Sports Participation

Repetitive subconcussive head impacts across a season of contact sports participation are associated with a number of deficits in brain function. To date, no research has investigated the effect of such head impact exposure on dynamic cerebral autoregulation (dCA). To address this issue, 179 elite,...

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Main Authors: Alexander D. Wright, Jonathan D. Smirl, Kelsey Bryk, Sarah Fraser, Michael Jakovac, Paul van Donkelaar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
cerebral blood flow
autoregulation
blood pressure
transfer function analysis
repetitive subconcussive head impacts
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2018.00868/full

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