Can heading soccer balls result in an encephalopathy? Should kids play soccer?
Steven Lippmann, M.D. What about young people’s sports-related brain-health? What advice do we offer? Boxing has long been known to induce brain injury from frequent, powerful blows to the head. Serious neuropsychiatric and cognitive sequela occur over time and are recognized. Recurrent damage can result in chronic traumatic encephalopathies (CTE). Neuronal pathology is documented. Chronic […]