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  • Title: Neuropsychological deficits in active licensed professional boxers.
    Author: Drew RH, Templer DI, Schuyler BA, Newell TG, Cannon WG.
    Journal: J Clin Psychol; 1986 May; 42(3):520-5. PubMed ID: 3711353.
    Abstract:
    Young, active, licensed professional boxers (N = 19) were found to display a pattern of neuropsychological deficits consistent with the more severe punch-drunk syndrome of years past. These deficits resulted in significantly lower test performance than that of control athletes (N = 10) matched for race, age, and level of education. Tests that showed significant differences between groups include subtests of the Quick Neurological Screening Test, subtests of the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery, and the Randt Memory Test. Fifteen of the 19 boxers scored in the impaired range of the Reitan Impairment Index, as compared to 2 of the 10 controls.
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