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Association of Win-Loss Record With Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Brain Health Among Professional Fighters

Barry R Bryant, Aaron I Esagoff, Lisa Young, Natalia Kosyakova, Michael J C Bray, Lisa N Richey, Varun Vohra, Guogen Shan, Andrea L C Schneider, Matthew E Peters, Charles B Bernick, Bharat R Narapareddy. 2024. The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences.

Read the sourceDOI 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20230108PubMed 38258377

The medical question

Which mental-health needs require better recognition and support for fighters?

The Fight Medicine Research Institute uses this evidence to frame questions about a fighter’s psychological health, access to support and health after competition. The study’s population and assessment methods determine which questions it can inform.

Summary

The study examined relationships between win–loss records, neuropsychiatric symptoms, cognition and MRI measurements in active and retired professional fighters.

What the abstract reports

  • Data from 212 professional fighters in the Professional Fighters Brain Health Study were analysed.
  • Among retired fighters, a better win-loss record was associated with more impulsiveness, slower processing speed and smaller volumes in several brain regions.
  • Fighters with better records did not score better than fighters with worse records on any neuropsychiatric or cognitive test.

Publication status and notices

Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Observational professional-fighter cohort analysis in The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. PubMed publication type: Journal Article.

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April 2024, volume 36, issue 2
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