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A new study has found that NFL players who experienced concussion symptoms during their years on field showed reduced cognitive function long after retiring.
Researchers found that NFL players 30 years removed from their playing days who experienced concussions during their career exhibited poor cognitive function later in life.
The study, the largest of its kind, compared former players against men of the same age and found that players who had concussions during their NFL careers scored worse on assessments of episodic memory, attention, processing speed and vocabulary.
FRIDAY, March 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) Former professional football players who reported experiencing concussion symptoms during their career perform worse on cognitive tests decades later compared with nonplayers, according