Michael L. Alsoko is associate professor of neurology at the Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine.
The researchers also emphasized that they compared soccer players to another group of athletes, which is a notable strength of the study. Furthermore, the majority of participants only played tackle football at an amateur level, which is in contrast to most research to date that focused on professional athletes.
“Previous research has focused on the association between American football and the risk for CTE. However, as historically seen in boxers, American football may also affect the risk of other neurodegenerative conditions such as PD,” says Hannah Bruce, MSc, first author and research specialist at Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian Schools of Medicine. Are.