Combining impact monitoring mouthguards and blood biomarkers to monitor head impacts among Muay Thai athletes – A case study

Autor: Mikael Swarén, Joel Simrén, Hanna Huber, Henrik Zetterberg
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: JSAMS Plus, Vol 2, Iss , Pp 100044- (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2772-6967
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsampl.2023.100044
Popis: Objective: To investigate the relationship between head impact characteristics and the levels of blood biomarkers associated with brain injury, neurofilament light (NfL) and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). Methods: Four elite amateur Muay Thai athletes were equipped with impact monitoring mouthguards, collecting linear and rotational acceleration data during a period of eight weeks. Capillary blood samples were collected after each period of sparring sessions to analyse the levels of NfL and GFAP. Results: On a group level, mean GFAP levels were negatively correlated to mean impacts per session (p ​
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