Dr. DeKosky answers the question: 'What is Boxer's Syndrome??' May 4, 2009 -- Question: What is Boxer's Syndrome (Punch Drunk, or otherwise known as Dementia Pugilistica) and how is it related to ...

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Dr. Matt Pitt is back on Sherdog.com with his inimitable column “Fistic Medicine”. This time he takes a look at Dementia Pugilistica or Punch Drunk Syndrome. He makes several points about what is now ...

I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent. - Mahatma Gandhi It is rare to hear an athletic commission refer to criminality, ...

Years of hits to the head in football or other contact sports lead to a distinct pattern of brain damage that begins with an athlete having trouble focusing and can eventually progress to aggression ...

Back in February a tremendous piece on dementia pugilistica ran on Sherdog. Just to rehash a bit of the good bits from it here’s an excerpt: Research on Dementia Pugilistica has brought two primary ...

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BOSTON -- Years of hits to the head in football or other contact sports lead to a distinct pattern of brain damage that begins with an athlete having trouble focusing and can eventually progress to ...