Cognitive and Behavioral Functioning in Female Former Soccer Players: Results from the Head Impact and Trauma Surveillance Study (HITSS)

Brain Sciences
Abstract
Background/Objectives: Repetitive head impacts (RHI) from contact and collision sports have been associated with later-life cognitive and neurobehavioral impairments, as well as neurodegenerative conditions such as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
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Shania C. Mulayi, Anna Aaronson, Kelsey J. Goostrey, Robert A. Stern
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Fatima Tuz‐Zahra, Yorghos Tripodis, William S Cole‐French, Matthew Roebuck, Greta Schneider, Brittany N. Pine, Joseph N. Palmisano, Brett M. Martin, Kenton H. Zavitz, Douglas I. Katz, Christopher J. Nowinski, Ann Carolyn McKee, Thor D. Stein, R. Scott Mackin, Michael D. McClean, Jennifer Weuve, Jesse Mez, Michael Walter Weiner, Rachel L. Nosheny, Michael Louis Alosco,Boston University
Brain Sciences · 15 Sep 2026 · CC BY