Neurological and CT evaluation of knocked-out boxers.
Detailed neurological examinations, EEG and CT scans of the head were performed on 10 professional boxers aged 20 to 31 years shortly after being knocked-out. Intracerebral and subdural haematomas were not suspected or discovered. However, CT scans revealed cerebral atrophy in five of the boxers; this finding was most common in the boxers with the most bouts. The possible relationship of these findings to the chronic encephalopathy of boxers is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001284:Atrophy; D001914:Boxing; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014474:Unconsciousness / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*