Evidence of alterations in transcallosal motor inhibition as a possible long-term consequence of concussions in sports: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study

In the last two decades, concussions have been in the spotlight because of their high incidence in in youth sports such as football and ice hockey, accounting for 3-8% of all sport-related injuries presenting at the emergency (Pfister et al., 2016). Concussions are classified as mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI) (Cassidy et al., 2014, Levin et al., 2015) and are associated with a wide range of symptoms at the physical, cognitive and affective level, including headaches, fatigue, dizziness, attention and memory problems (Lovell et al., 2006).

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