KIN354 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Gene Tunney, Myelin, Incubation Period

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: KIN354
• Professor: Peter Hall

Document Summary

Chronic traumatic encephaolopathy long term progressive disease that results from injury and diffused effects on the brain. Has to do with accumulative effect over many, many incidences of concussions. Latency period usually decade period long made it harder to track and detect as problem. People forget about the link of whatever comes 15 years later, to what came before. Not linked back to the occurrence in sport. Acute syndrome is immediate, clear of what the cause was. Boxing - rotational force in twisting of head and linear force are thought to result in damage of neurons that comprise the brains. Damage to axons/nerve cells and disrupt myelin sheath which reduces impulse and cause cutting of axons (axonal injury). Sluggers are type of fighters only going for the knock out. Anxious of possible long term damage from repeatedly exposing himself to head trauma. Was criticized a lot for having a wimpy way out.