Neurological and CT evaluation of knocked-out boxers.
Open Access
- 1 February 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
- Vol. 45 (2) , 170-174
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.45.2.170
Abstract
Detailed neurological examinations, EEG and CT scans of the head were performed on 10 professional boxers aged 20 to 31 years shortly after being knocked-out. Intracerebral and subdural haematomas were not suspected or discovered. However, CT scans revealed cerebral atrophy in five of the boxers; this finding was most common in the boxers with the most bouts. The possible relationship of these findings to the chronic encephalopathy of boxers is discussed.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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