Neurological Basis Of Depression Following Sports Concussion Located By MNI Researchers

Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute of McGill University have identified the neurological basis of depression in male athletes with persisting post-concussion symptoms. The study, published in this week’s issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, has important clinical implications for the treatment of individuals who have suffered a cerebral concussion.Depression is one of a number of persisting symptoms experienced by athletes following sports concussion.

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Filed under: Sports Medicine / Fitness on January 29th, 2008