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Robert C. Cantu
Researcher at Boston University
Publications - 211
Citations - 32550
Robert C. Cantu is an academic researcher from Boston University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Concussion & Poison control. The author has an hindex of 68, co-authored 196 publications receiving 29988 citations. Previous affiliations of Robert C. Cantu include Emerson Hospital & Boston Medical Center.
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Consensus statement on concussion in sport—the 5th international conference on concussion in sport held in Berlin, October 2016
Paul McCrory,Willem H. Meeuwisse,Jiri Dvorak,Mark Aubry,Julian E. Bailes,Steven P. Broglio,Robert C. Cantu,David Cassidy,Ruben J. Echemendia,Rudy J. Castellani,Gavin A Davis,Richard G. Ellenbogen,Carolyn A. Emery,Lars Engebretsen,Nina Feddermann-Demont,Christopher C. Giza,Kevin M. Guskiewicz,Stanley A. Herring,Grant L. Iverson,Karen M. Johnston,James Kissick,Jeffrey S. Kutcher,John J. Leddy,David Maddocks,Michael Makdissi,Geoff Manley,Michael McCrea,William P. Meehan,Shinji Nagahiro,Jonathan Speridon Patricios,Margot Putukian,Kathryn J Schneider,Allen K. Sills,Allen K. Sills,Charles H. Tator,Michael J. Turner,Pieter E Vos +36 more
TL;DR: This document is developed for physicians and healthcare providers who are involved in athlete care, whether at a recreational, elite or professional level, and provides an overview of issues that may be of importance to healthcare providers involved in the management of SRC.
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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy in athletes: progressive tauopathy after repetitive head injury.
Ann C. McKee,Robert C. Cantu,Christopher J. Nowinski,E. Tessa Hedley-Whyte,Brandon E. Gavett,Andrew E. Budson,Veronica Santini,H. J. Lee,Caroline A. Kubilus,Robert S. Stern +9 more
TL;DR: This work reviews 48 cases of neuropathologically verified CTE recorded in the literature and document the detailed findings of CTE in 3 professionalathletes, 1 football player and 2 boxers.
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The spectrum of disease in chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Ann C. McKee,Thor D. Stein,Thor D. Stein,Christopher J. Nowinski,Robert S. Stern,Daniel H. Daneshvar,Victor E. Alvarez,H. J. Lee,Garth F. Hall,Sydney M. Wojtowicz,Sydney M. Wojtowicz,Christine M. Baugh,David O. Riley,Caroline A. Kubilus,Kerry Cormier,Matthew A. Jacobs,Brett Martin,Carmela R. Abraham,Tsuneya Ikezu,Robert Ross Reichard,Benjamin Wolozin,Andrew E. Budson,Andrew E. Budson,Lee E. Goldstein,Neil W. Kowall,Robert C. Cantu +25 more
TL;DR: The frequent association of chronic traumatic encephalopathy with other neurodegenerative disorders suggests that repetitive brain trauma and hyperphosphorylated tau protein deposition promote the accumulation of other abnormally aggregated proteins including TAR DNA-binding protein 43, amyloid beta protein and alpha-synuclein.
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Acute Effects and Recovery Time Following Concussion in Collegiate Football Players: The NCAA Concussion Study
Michael McCrea,Kevin M. Guskiewicz,Stephen W. Marshall,William B. Barr,Christopher Randolph,Christopher Randolph,Robert C. Cantu,Robert C. Cantu,James A. Onate,Jingzhen Yang,James P. Kelly +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a study of 1631 football players from 15 US colleges found that players with concussions exhibited more severe symptoms (mean GSC score 20.93 [95% confidence interval {CI, 15.65-26.21] points higher than that of controls), cognitive impairments (mean SAC score 2.94 [ 95% CI, 1.41 to 2.06], cognitive functioning improved to baseline levels within 5 to 7 days (day 7 SAC mean difference, −0.33;
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Cumulative Effects Associated With Recurrent Concussion in Collegiate Football Players: The NCAA Concussion Study
Kevin M. Guskiewicz,Michael McCrea,Michael McCrea,Stephen W. Marshall,Robert C. Cantu,Robert C. Cantu,Christopher Randolph,Christopher Randolph,William B. Barr,James A. Onate,James P. Kelly,James P. Kelly +11 more
TL;DR: This study suggests thatPlayers with a history of previous concussions are more likely to have future concussive injuries than those with no history; 1 in 15 players with a concussion may have additional concussions in the same playing season; and previous concussion may be associated with slower recovery of neurological function.