An 18-Year Study of Changes in Neurocognitive Function and Associations with Repetitive Head Trauma among Former Collegiate American Football Players: A Case Series
Group-level test scores did not change over 18 years among former collegiate football players now in midlife, though individual-level variability was high. Sport-related concussion and head impact exposure estimates were not related to change. Longitudinal studies are essential to understand cognitive trajectories of former football players and factors influencing those trajectories.
Authors
- Michael McCrea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9791-9475)
- Samuel R. Walton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2647-5701)
- Kevin M. Guskiewicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8682-2130)
- Zachary Y. Kerr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1423-1259)
- Benjamin L. Brett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2849-4658)
- Kelly S. Giovanello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0855-0053)
- Jacob R. Powell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3899-9433)
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
- Medical College of Wisconsin (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
- Published
- 2025-05-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acaf032
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
- National Center for Injury Prevention and Control