Abstract
Five National Hunt jockeys have been found to have post-traumatic encephalopathy- three with epilepsy and two with significant intellectual and psychological deterioration. Closer supervision is needed.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Athletic Injuries*
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Brain / pathology
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Brain Damage, Chronic / complications
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Brain Damage, Chronic / diagnosis
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Brain Damage, Chronic / etiology*
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Brain Injuries / etiology*
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Brain Injuries / pathology
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Cognition Disorders / complications
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Cognition Disorders / etiology
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Craniocerebral Trauma / complications*
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Disabled Persons
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England
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Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / complications
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Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / drug therapy
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Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / etiology*
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Humans
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Intelligence Tests
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Male
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Sports