Mechanisms of team-sport-related brain injuries in children 5 to 19 years old: opportunities for prevention.

There is a gap in knowledge about the mechanisms of sports-related brain injuries. The objective of this study was to determine the mechanisms of brain injuries among children and youth participating in team sports.We conducted a retrospective case series of brain injuries suffered by children parti...

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Main Authors: Michael D Cusimano, Newton Cho, Khizer Amin, Mariam Shirazi, Steven R McFaull, Minh T Do, Matthew C Wong, Kelly Russell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3610710?pdf=render