In the below video, Sports Neuropsychology Society Member, Munro Cullum, PhD, ABPP explains what Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is and what is currently known about this poorly understood brain condition. If you have questions about this video please email the SNS team at SportsNeuropsychSociety@gmail.com. Speaker: Munro Cullum, PhD, ABPP; Board Certified in Clinical Neuropsychology; Professor,…
The NHL is celebrating women in hockey, and every week through April, NHL.com will highlight a woman from each of the 32 teams. This week they highlighted Winnipeg Jets clinical neuropsychologist Dr. Lesley Ritchie. SNS is incredibly proud of the work Dr. Ritchie does and ask that you click the link below to read the…
In late October 2022, the NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) updated their website and made the following statement: “Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a delayed neurodegenerative disorder that was initially identified in postmortem brains and, research-to-date suggests, is caused in part by repeated traumatic brain injuries” (italics added). SNS recognizes…
SNS President Dr. Rosemarie Scolaro Moser and colleague, Dr. Bridget Mayer discuss the challenges and importance of keeping athletes’ brains healthy in the September issue of the Princeton Magazine. Click HERE to view the entire magazine (article is on page 18).
This article from 2020 looked at how a group of approximately 4000 athletes ages 9 to 21performed on the SWAY Balance System at baseline. The article found that athletes performedsuccessively better on the Balance task and faster on the Reaction Time task as they got older. Italso broke scores into Low, Below Average, Average, Above…
This study looked at the differences in ImPACT baseline cognitive composites and symptom scores in athletes with self-reported Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Previous research has shown that other neurodevelopmental groups (ADHD, learning disabilities (LD), and ADHD+LD) demonstrate differences in both cognitive composites (lower memory composites and slower speed composites) and symptoms scores (overall higher symptom…
Summary: The authors studied 333 former NFL players over a 19-year period to determine factors associated with severity and trajectory of depressive symptoms. Their data revealed an association between concussion history and severity of depression, as well as showed that declining physical functioning was associated with increases in depressive symptoms longitudinally. https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/early/2021/10/17/jnnp-2021-326602 Brett B. L., Kerr Z. Y., Walton S.…
Registration is now open for our August 26th Virtual Workshop – Sports Concussion: Diagnosis, Management, and Long-Term Risk! 3.5 CE CreditsThursday, August 26, 2021 (US) | Friday, August, 27, 2021 (AUS)5:00 PM – 8:30 PM ET (US) | 7:00 AM – 10:30 AM (AUS) View or download the full information flyer : http://www.sportsneuropsychologysociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/CCN_NAN_SNS_EventFlyer2021-1.pdf Please see…
This study compared cognitive profiles of individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), finding that retired athletes with history of concussion and non-athletes without history of concussion performed similarly on many cognitive domains (verbal memory, verbal fluency, and processing speed), with athletes demonstrating somewhat lower scores on naming and speeded visual attention measures. Results suggest overall…
This study examined factors that relate to level of cognitive symptoms among individuals seen in an interdisciplinary concussion clinic. These results highlight the importance of considering sleep, affective symptoms, time since injury, and age in concussion care and management. Hromas, G. A., Houck, Z. M., Asken, B. M., Svingos, A. M., Greif, S. M., Heaton,…