General
Repeated head injuries in athletes, could in long-term result in brain damage or dementia. During this knowledge session, three experts will share their insights from research in brain injury in sports. Together with representatives of the KNVB (Royal Dutch Football Association), Sportraad and VWS (Dutch Ministry of Public Health and Wellbeing) their will be time to discuss how science and policy contribute to safer sport practice.
To head in socces increases the risk of dementia
This news reached the Dutch media last year. Research has demonstrated dat brain damage in athletes often becomes visible decennia later after an active career. Repeated impact to the head can causes protein aggregations that can target neurons, eventually leading to cognitive decline and dementia.
Speakers
Dr. Jort Vijverberg is cognitive and behavioural neurologists at Alzheimercenter Amsterdam UMC. He is founder of CNS Target and Drug Discovery Center and principal investigator of multiple clinical trials on neurodegeneration. He is also the leader of the NEwTON study to Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and supervises research to the neurological effects of repeated brain injuries in football players, which he recently discussed with RTL
Marloes Hoppen is a PhD student in clinical neuroscience at Amsterdam UMC. At the KNVB campus she controls the outpatient clinic for sportsrelated concussions. Her HEADLINE study provides insight into the neurological effect of headers in football.
Dr. Marsh Könings teaches about developmental Neuroscience at Amsterdam UMC and is expert in the field of brain damage in sports. He guides the Concussion Management at AFC AJAX and KNVB, and started an outpatient clinic for sportrelated concussions, together with the KNVB.
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