Abstract
Background:
The neurological complications related to boxing include dementia. Boxer's dementia is generally associated with severe motor impairment.
Case report:
A former professional boxer presented dementia with no motor signs. The diagnostic discussion was based on clinical observations, and neuropsychological and supplementary explorations, and eliminated all other etiological hypotheses.
Discussion:
This case draws attention to the possibility of cognitive disorders without motor impairment in the neurological complications of boxing.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Boxing / psychology*
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Brain / physiopathology
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Cognition Disorders / diagnosis
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Cognition Disorders / etiology*
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Cognition Disorders / psychology
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Dementia / diagnosis
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Dementia / etiology*
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Dementia / psychology
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Motor Neuron Disease / diagnosis
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Motor Neuron Disease / etiology*
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Motor Neuron Disease / psychology
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Nervous System Diseases / diagnosis
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Nervous System Diseases / etiology*
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Nervous System Diseases / psychology
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Radionuclide Imaging
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Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon