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Women's Health Esmeralda Garcia-Ramirez Women's Health Esmeralda Garcia-Ramirez

MRI imaging and behavioral testing reveal emotional problems in female children post-concussion may be related to injury-caused delay in maturation of white matter 

A study published in Biological Psychiatry

found that concussions may alter the trajectory of white matter maturation in female children and that this alteration may play a role in the onset of new depression and anxiety after concussion. 

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Ming Shen Ming Shen

Continuing debate about helmets in girls’ lacrosse

The use of helmets in women’s lacrosse continues to be a topic of significant debate, as helmets are not mandatory in women’s lacrosse but are required in men’s lacrosse. A 2015 study found that women’s lacrosse had the second-highest rate of concussions among a variety of high school and college sports.

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Women's Health, Sports Samihat Rahman Women's Health, Sports Samihat Rahman

Study finds that over one third of ER patients with sports-related concussions in the last 20 years were teen female athletes

A study found a dramatic increase — more than 200% — in sports-related head injuries among female athletes ages 14-18” between 2000-2019. Moreover, the study also found that adolescent women who play soccer, basketball, cheerleading, softball, and volleyball are the most likely to be admitted to the emergency room (ER) with a concussion or traumatic brain injury.

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