Football headers may raise chances of later cognitive impairment
The UK findings are similar for self-reported or doctor-diagnosed dementia/Alzheimer's disease.
Heading the ball in soccer is associated with a higher risk for later cognitive impairment – and the risk rises with the number of headers in a game, UK authors have found.
They looked at whether heading frequency in games and in training is associated with the risk for cognitive impairment in former professional football players.
