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The aftermath of boxing1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

J. A. N. Corsellis ,
C. J. Bruton  and
Dorothy Freeman-Browne
J. A. N. Corsellis
Affiliation:
From the Department of Neuropathology, Runwell Hospital, Wickford, Essex
C. J. Bruton
Affiliation:
From the Department of Neuropathology, Runwell Hospital, Wickford, Essex
Dorothy Freeman-Browne
Affiliation:
From the Department of Neuropathology, Runwell Hospital, Wickford, Essex
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Synopsis

The brains of 15 retired boxers have been studied and the lives of the men concerned have been investigated in retrospect. A characteristic pattern of cerebral change has been identified which appears not only to be a result of the boxing but also to underlie many features of the punch-drunk syndrome.

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Research Article
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Psychological Medicine , Volume 3 , Issue 3 , August 1973 , pp. 270 - 303
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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