Mateus Rozalem Aranha, Artur Martins Coutinho, Camila de Godoi Carneiro, Bruno Fraccini Pastorello, Adalberto Studart-Neto, Carla Cristina Guariglia, Miriam Harumi Tsunemi, Everton Luis Santos Moreira, Jéssica Natuline Ianof, Renato Anghinah, Ricardo Nitrini, Giovanni Guido Cerri, Juan Fortea, Carlos Alberto Buchpiguel, Claudia Costa Leite
BACKGROUND: Professional soccer athletes are exposed to repetitive head impacts and are at risk of developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate regional brain glucose metabolism (rBGM) and gray matter (GM) volume in retired soccer players (RSPs). METHODS: Male RSPs and age and sex-matched controls prospectively enrolled between 2017 and 2019 underwent neurological and neuropsychological evaluations, brain MRI and [18F]FDG-PET in a 3...
May 2023: Arquivos de Neuro-psiquiatria