Sport-Related Head Exposure Characteristics and Health Outcomes in Former Collegiate Athletes
Lifetime concussion history was the most common predictor of adverse self-reported health outcomes compared with other exposure characteristics, within 5 years of collegiate sport retirement. Despite the associations, most former athletes remained within normal clinical levels during this early postretirement period.
Authors
- Joseph B. Hazzard
- Chang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3267-1859)
- Susan M. Perkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5842-4354)
- Jaroslaw Harezlak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3070-7686)
- Steve Broglio
- Allyssa K. Memmini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5923-1335)
- Nicholas Port (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9159-0047)
- Adrian J. Boltz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0168-4892)
- Reid A. Syrydiuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9066-9821)
- Kelly M. Mosesso
- James R. Clugston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2103-1039)
- Jie Ren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7823-6262)
- Landon B. Lempke
- Thomas W. McAllister
- Thomas Buckley
- Paul F. Pasquina
- Jason P. Mihalik
- Christopher Miles
- Jane McDevitt
- Thomas Kaminski
- April Hoy
- Luis Feigenbaum
- Laura J. Lintner
- Christina Master
- Scott Rowson
- Louise Kelly
- Holly Benjamin
- Anthony Kontos
- Michael A. McCrea
- Patrick O'Donnell
- Adam Susmarski
- Kevin Guskiewicz
- Justus Ortega
- Julianne Schimidt
- James T. Eckner
- Margot Putukian
- Christopher D'Lauro
Institutions
- Indiana University Health (US)
- New Mexico Department of Health (US)
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (US)
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
- Medical College of Wisconsin (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Concordia University Ann Arbor (US)
- Indiana University Bloomington (US)
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurology
- Published
- 2026-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.0000000000214783
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00