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Dementia in Footballers - M.A.Aleem, A.M.Hakkim ,H.Irfan Ahmed BMJ 2023;380:p641

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Male footballers are 50% more likely to develop neurodegenerative disease, finds Swedish study

BMJ 2023; 380 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.p641 (Published 17 March 2023)

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Re: Male footballers are 50% more likely to develop neurodegenerative disease, finds Swedish study

Dear Editor

Dementia in Footballers

Increased risk of dementia in football players may be due to cortical micro bleeds, silent micro infraction and due to micro contusions of the cortical layers . These lesions may be due to hitting of football or head to head collision between the football players .

Competing interests: No competing interests

31 March 2023

M.A. Aleem

Professor of Neurology * Consultant Neurologist **

A.M.Hakkim,H.Irfan Ahmed

Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College Siruvathur Perambalur * ABC Hospital **
Siruvathur Perambalur 621212 * Annamalai nagar Trichy 620018 Tamilnadu India
@drmaaleem

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