Sports-Related Traumatic Brain Injuries: Mini Review

Abstract

Traumatic brain injuries are common with sports-related injuries. The signs and symptoms vary from mild to severe with examples of a mild headache or nausea alone to more severe symptoms such as coma or death. Furthermore, studies have shown chronic repercussions of traumatic brain injuries such as Alzheimer's disease or dementia late in life. Immediate evaluation and a timely diagnosis is the most important in the treatment of sports-related brain injuries since it has been proven to lead to a better prognosis following the injury. Promoting health awareness with an emphasis on education, injury prevention, early recognition, and effective management of injuries may avert premature death and devastating early onset of neurodegenerative disease.