TY  - CHAP
U1  - Buchbeitrag
A1  - Vállez Garcia, David
A1  - Otte, Andreas
T1  - Nuclear medicine imaging in concussive head injuries in sports
T2  - Nuclear medicine and radiological imaging in sports injuries
N2  - Concussions in sports and during recreational activities are a major source of traumatic brain injury in our society. This is mainly relevant in adolescence and young adulthood, where the annual rate of diagnosed concussions is increasing from year to year. Contact sports (e.g., ice hockey, American football, or boxing) are especially exposed to repeated concussions. While most of the athletes recover fully from the trauma, some experience a variety of symptoms including headache, fatigue, dizziness, anxiety, abnormal balance and postural instability, impaired memory, or other cognitive deficits. Moreover, there is growing evidence regarding clinical and neuropathological consequences of repetitive concussions, which are also linked to an increased risk for depression and Alzheimer’s disease or the development of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. With little contribution of conventional structural imaging (computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)) to the evaluation of concussion, nuclear imaging techniques (i.e., positron emission tomography (PET) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)) are in a favorable position to provide reliable tools for a better understanding of the pathophysiology and the clinical evaluation of athletes suffering a concussion.
KW  - Sport
KW  - Kopfverletzung
KW  - Nuklearmedizin
Y1  - 2015
UR  - https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-662-46491-5_50
SN  - 978-3-662-46490-8 (Hardcover)
SB  - 978-3-662-46490-8 (Hardcover)
SN  - 978-3-662-50987-6 (Softcover)
SB  - 978-3-662-50987-6 (Softcover)
SN  - 978-3-662-46491-5 (eBook)
SB  - 978-3-662-46491-5 (eBook)
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46491-5_50
DO  - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46491-5_50
SP  - 1085
EP  - 1105
PB  - Dordrecht
CY  - London
ER  -