Neuropsychological deficits in active licensed professional boxers.
Young, active, licensed professional boxers (N = 19) were found to display a pattern of neuropsychological deficits consistent with the more severe punch-drunk syndrome of years past. These deficits resulted in significantly lower test performance than that of control athletes (N = 10) matched for race, age, and level of education. Tests that showed significant differences between groups include subtests of the Quick Neurological Screening Test, subtests of the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery, and the Randt Memory Test. Fifteen of the 19 boxers scored in the impaired range of the Reitan Impairment Index, as compared to 2 of the 10 controls.
R H
RH
Drew
D I
DI
Templer
B A
BA
Schuyler
T G
TG
Newell
W G
WG
Cannon
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D001914:Boxing; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests