title: Neurologic injuries in hockey.
abstract: Ice hockey is a fast contact sport played on an ice surface enclosed by rigid boards. There is an intrinsic risk for injury in hockey, with many injuries potentially affecting the nervous system. This article provides an overview of neurologic injuries occurring in hockey as reported in the scientific literature. Among all injuries, a small but real risk for catastrophic cervical spinal cord injury and a high incidence of concussion emerge as the two most important neurologic issues.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurology, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, 399 Bathurst Street, 5W444, Toronto, ON, Canada M5T 2S8. r.wennberg@utoronto.ca <r.wennberg@utoronto.ca>
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Wennberg
authors.forename: Howard B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Stephanie R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006688:Hockey / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000293:injuries*; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control