The Relationship Between Neurocognitive Function and Concussion in Women Professional Football Players: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Freja Fredrika Lähteenmäki · Amsterdam University Medical Centers

Steve den Hollander · University of Cape Town

Dina C. Janse van Rensburg · University of Pretoria

Tuomas Brinck · Herttoniemi Hospital

Gino Kerkhoffs · Academic Center for Evidence-Based Sports Medicine

Vincent Gouttebarge · Academic Center for Evidence-Based Sports Medicine

Abstract

Professional women footballers did not show significant signs of neurocognitive function deficits. However, a history of three concussions was significantly associated with lower standard scores for the simple attention neurocognitive domain.

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Traumatic Brain Injury Research Sport Psychology and Performance Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery

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Published in: Sports

Volume 13, Issue 12, pp. 448-448

DOI: 10.3390/sports13120448

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The Relationship Between Neurocognitive Function and Concussion in Women Professional Football Players: A Cross-Sectional Study

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