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May 11, 2004; 62 (9) Article

A prospective controlled study of cognitive function during an amateur boxing tournament

J. Moriarity, A. Collie, D. Olson, J. Buchanan, P. Leary, M. McStephen, P. McCrory
First published May 10, 2004, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.62.9.1497
J. Moriarity
From the University of Notre Dame Health Center (Drs. Moriarity, Olson, and Leary), Notre Dame, IN; CogState Ltd. (Dr. Collie, M. McStephen), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Center for Sports Medicine Research and Education (Drs. Collie and McCrory) and Center for Neuroscience (Dr. Collie, M. McStephen), The University of Melbourne, Australia; Mercy Walworth Medical Center (Dr. Buchanan), Lake Geneva, WI; and Brain Research Institute (Dr. McCrory), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
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A. Collie
From the University of Notre Dame Health Center (Drs. Moriarity, Olson, and Leary), Notre Dame, IN; CogState Ltd. (Dr. Collie, M. McStephen), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Center for Sports Medicine Research and Education (Drs. Collie and McCrory) and Center for Neuroscience (Dr. Collie, M. McStephen), The University of Melbourne, Australia; Mercy Walworth Medical Center (Dr. Buchanan), Lake Geneva, WI; and Brain Research Institute (Dr. McCrory), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
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D. Olson
From the University of Notre Dame Health Center (Drs. Moriarity, Olson, and Leary), Notre Dame, IN; CogState Ltd. (Dr. Collie, M. McStephen), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Center for Sports Medicine Research and Education (Drs. Collie and McCrory) and Center for Neuroscience (Dr. Collie, M. McStephen), The University of Melbourne, Australia; Mercy Walworth Medical Center (Dr. Buchanan), Lake Geneva, WI; and Brain Research Institute (Dr. McCrory), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
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J. Buchanan
From the University of Notre Dame Health Center (Drs. Moriarity, Olson, and Leary), Notre Dame, IN; CogState Ltd. (Dr. Collie, M. McStephen), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Center for Sports Medicine Research and Education (Drs. Collie and McCrory) and Center for Neuroscience (Dr. Collie, M. McStephen), The University of Melbourne, Australia; Mercy Walworth Medical Center (Dr. Buchanan), Lake Geneva, WI; and Brain Research Institute (Dr. McCrory), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
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P. Leary
From the University of Notre Dame Health Center (Drs. Moriarity, Olson, and Leary), Notre Dame, IN; CogState Ltd. (Dr. Collie, M. McStephen), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Center for Sports Medicine Research and Education (Drs. Collie and McCrory) and Center for Neuroscience (Dr. Collie, M. McStephen), The University of Melbourne, Australia; Mercy Walworth Medical Center (Dr. Buchanan), Lake Geneva, WI; and Brain Research Institute (Dr. McCrory), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
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M. McStephen
From the University of Notre Dame Health Center (Drs. Moriarity, Olson, and Leary), Notre Dame, IN; CogState Ltd. (Dr. Collie, M. McStephen), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Center for Sports Medicine Research and Education (Drs. Collie and McCrory) and Center for Neuroscience (Dr. Collie, M. McStephen), The University of Melbourne, Australia; Mercy Walworth Medical Center (Dr. Buchanan), Lake Geneva, WI; and Brain Research Institute (Dr. McCrory), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
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From the University of Notre Dame Health Center (Drs. Moriarity, Olson, and Leary), Notre Dame, IN; CogState Ltd. (Dr. Collie, M. McStephen), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Center for Sports Medicine Research and Education (Drs. Collie and McCrory) and Center for Neuroscience (Dr. Collie, M. McStephen), The University of Melbourne, Australia; Mercy Walworth Medical Center (Dr. Buchanan), Lake Geneva, WI; and Brain Research Institute (Dr. McCrory), University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
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A prospective controlled study of cognitive function during an amateur boxing tournament
J. Moriarity, A. Collie, D. Olson, J. Buchanan, P. Leary, M. McStephen, P. McCrory
Neurology May 2004, 62 (9) 1497-1502; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.62.9.1497

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Background: Few studies have reported acute postbout cognitive function in amateur boxers, and none have documented the effects of repeated boxing bouts within a short time frame.

Objective: To determine whether participation in a 7-day amateur boxing tournament is associated with acute deterioration in cognitive test performance.

Methods: A prospective study was done of 82 collegiate amateur boxers participating in a 7-day single elimination tournament and a group of 30 matched nonboxing control participants. No participants had a history of recent concussion or past history of brain injury. For boxers, cognitive assessment using a computerized test battery was performed before the tournament and within 2 hours of completing each bout. Tests of simple and choice reaction time, working memory, and learning were administered. Analysis of variance was conducted to compare the serial performance of control participants with that of boxers participating in one, two, and three bouts.

Results: The 82 boxers fought 159 times. Cognitive testing was performed after 142 of these bouts. On simple reaction time, choice reaction time, and working memory tasks, the serial performance of boxers participating in three bouts (n = 22) was equivalent to that of boxers participating in two bouts (n = 22) and one bout (n = 32) and to nonboxing control participants (n = 30). An improvement in performance was observed on the learning task in boxers participating in three bouts. Boxers whose bout was stopped by the referee (n = 7) displayed significant slowing in simple and choice reaction time.

Conclusions: With the exception of boxers whose contest is stopped by the referee, amateur boxers participating in multiple bouts during a 7-day tournament display no evidence of cognitive dysfunction in the immediate postbout period.

  • Received July 1, 2003.
  • Accepted in final form February 23, 2004.
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