Traumatic Brain Injury — Football, Warfare, and Long-Term Effects
- 30 September 2010
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 363 (14), 1293-1296
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmp1007051
Abstract
In late July, the National Football League introduced a new poster to be hung in league locker rooms, warning players of possible long-term health effects of concussions. Public awareness of the pathological consequences of traumatic brain injury has been elevated not only by the recognition of the potential clinical significance of repetitive head injuries in such high-contact sports as American football and boxing, but also by the prevalence of vehicular crashes and efforts to improve passenger safety features, and by modern warfare, especially blast injuries. Each year, more than 1.5 million Americans sustain mild traumatic brain injuries with no loss of consciousness and no need for hospitalization; an equal number sustain injuries sufficient to impair consciousness but insufficiently severe to necessitate long-term institutionalization.Keywords
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