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Boxing
Medical Aspects
1st Edition - April 22, 2003
Editors: Friedrich Unterharnscheidt, Julia Taylor Unterharnscheidt
Language: English
Hardback ISBN:9780127091303
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eBook ISBN:9780080528250
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This book neither argues for or against the continuation of boxing, but lays out the literature and the body of scientific knowledge that are necessary to provide a meaningful…Read more
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This book neither argues for or against the continuation of boxing, but lays out the literature and the body of scientific knowledge that are necessary to provide a meaningful background for the ensuing debate. It provides a comprehensive resource for those who are involved in regulating boxing and those who participate directly, as well as for the medical and scientific communities. Includes carefully quoted case histories and research as well as an extensive body of medical literature on boxing injuries to demonstrate that brain damage is a natural consequence of boxing.
* Presents in-depth analysis of the phenomenon of "punch drunkness" * Includes detailed case histories of the clinical and pathomorphological findings uncovered by current medical research * Extensively reviews medical literature
All physicians including: neurologists, psychiatrists, opthalmologists, pediatricians, sport physicians, ring physicians, orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, general practitioners, pathologists, and physicians in internal medicine
Impact of Mechanics and Neuropathology of Closed Head Injury Classification of Head and Brain Injuries Injury Producing Mechanisms Clinical Diagnoses Types of Injuries of the Brain and Its Enveloping Structures General Aspects of Biomechanics of Boxing Importance of Animal Models for the Interpretation of Boxing Injuries Injuries Apart from CNS Damage Eye Injuries Hearing Impairments Injuries to the Hand, Wrist, Muscles, and Peripheral Nerves Injuries to Internal Organs Damage to the Central Nervous System Acute Clinical Findings Chronic Clinical Findings Electroencephalographic Findings in Boxers Acute Pathomorphological Findings Chronic Pathomorphological Findings Case Histories of Histologically Examined Boxers Punch Drunk Syndrome Examples of Brain Damaged Boxers Fatal Incidents in the Boxing Ring