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Prior football or rugby exposure and white matter signal abnormalities in professional male mixed martial arts fighters

Aaron I. Esagoffa Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Mia K. Gifforda Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USAView further author information
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Bharat R. Narapareddyb Institute of Living, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT, USAView further author information
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Haris I. Sairc Department of Radiology and Radiological Science – Neuroradiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USAView further author information
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Licia P. Lunac Department of Radiology and Radiological Science – Neuroradiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USAView further author information
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Divyaansh Raja Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USAView further author information
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Guogen Shand College of Public Health and Health Professions and College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USAView further author information
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Matthew Petersa Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USAView further author information
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Charles Bernicke Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, Las Vegas, NV, USAView further author information
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Received 04 Jan 2024, Accepted 16 Jul 2024, Accepted author version posted online: 18 Jul 2024
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