CT of 338 active professional boxers
| Autor: | E C Lipsitz, Peter Tsairis, C Jahre, Russell F. Warren, Barry D. Jordan, F S Folk, V Johnson, W A Hauser, M Zarrelli, Robert D. Zimmerman |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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Male Adolescent Computed tomography Cerebral Ventricles Brain ct Encephalomalacia Atrophy medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Cerebral Ventriculography ABNORMAL ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Computer aid Brain Electroencephalography Boxing Middle Aged medicine.disease Cross-Sectional Studies medicine.anatomical_structure Septum Pellucidum Abnormality Tomography X-Ray Computed business Nuclear medicine human activities Cavum septum pellucidum |
| Zdroj: | Radiology. 185:509-512 |
| ISSN: | 1527-1315 0033-8419 |
| DOI: | 10.1148/radiology.185.2.1410364 |
| Popis: | Computed tomography (CT) was performed in 338 active professional boxers. CT scans were abnormal in 25 boxers (7%). The most common CT abnormality was brain atrophy (22 cases). Focal lesions of low attenuation consistent with posttraumatic encephalomalacia were noted in only three boxers. Boxers with abnormal CT scans did not differ from those with borderline or normal CT scans in regard to age, win-loss record, number of bouts, or history of an abnormal electroencephalogram. Thirty-seven boxers with borderline CT scans (49%) and 17 with abnormal CT scans (68%) reported a previous technical knockout (TKO) or knockout (KO), compared with only 89 (37%) of the 238 boxers with normal CT scans (P < .01). Brain atrophy was noted more frequently in boxers with a large cavum septum pellucidum (CSP) than in those with a small or no CSP (P < .05). Boxers with abnormal or borderline CT scans who experienced a TKO or KO were slightly older than those with normal CT scans and a history of a TKO or KO (P < .05). |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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