JOURNAL ARTICLE

Association of Retrospectively Reported Concussion Symptoms with Objective Cognitive Performance in Former American-Style Football Players.

  • Published In: Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 2023, v. 38, n. 6. P. 875 1 of 3

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  • Authored By: Strong, Roger W; Grashow, Rachel; Roberts, Andrea L; Passell, Eliza; Scheuer, Luke; Terry, Douglas P; Cohan, Sarah; Pascual-Leone, Alvaro; Weisskopf, Marc G; Zafonte, Ross D; Germine, Laura T 3 of 3

Abstract

This article examines the association between exposure to professional American-style football and long-term cognitive performance in former National Football League (NFL) players. In a cross-sectional study of 353 former NFL players, objective cognitive performance assessed via an online test battery was significantly associated with retrospectively reported football concussion symptoms but not with self-reported diagnosed concussions, years of professional play, or age of first football exposure. Compared to a normative sample of 5,086 male nonplayers, former players showed worse age-adjusted cognitive performance on several tests, with larger age-related declines observed in processing speed measures. The study highlights the potential sensitivity of symptom-based concussion measures over diagnosed concussion counts for predicting cognitive outcomes but notes limitations including reliance on retrospective self-report, lack of premorbid cognitive data, and sample selection biases. Future research on contact sports and cognition may benefit from incorporating detailed concussion symptom histories to better understand long-term effects.

Additional Information

  • Source:Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 2023/09, Vol. 38, Issue 6, p875
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Biography
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0887-6177
  • DOI:10.1093/arclin/acad008
  • Accession Number:170719802
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