Additionally, even children whose head impacts did not meet the criteria for a TBI diagnosis were subject to a heightened risk.
These findings underpin the growing concerns regarding allowing children to participate in contact football.
In recent years, head safety advocates have pushed for equipment– specifically helmet– upgrades, more robust safe tackle training, and the discouragement of aggression on the field.
Moving forward, the researchers at the University of Rochester also hope to continue illuminating the impact of TBIs on adolescents.
“With more time and data, we hope to gain a better understanding of the long-term impact of even a mild TBI,” said Ed Freedman, a co-principal investigator of the ABCD study.
To read the study’s complete findings, which have since been published in NeuroImage, visit the link here.
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