Predictors of Positive Head CT Scan and Neurosurgical Procedures After Minor Head Trauma
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Minor Head Trauma
OBJECTIVE: To compare the serum levels of S100B after head trauma with the effect of heading, high-intensity exercise, and playing in a league match. Heading and head trauma in soccer have been suspected to cause brain impairment. The protein S100B is a marker of acute neuronal tissue damage. METHODS: Baseline S100B was measured in 535 Norwegian professional soccer players. Two hundred twenty-e...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Surgical Research
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0022-4804
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.04.059