UNIFYING PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL EXPLANATIONS FOR SPORTS-RELATED CONCUSSION AND CONCUSSION PROTOCOL MANAGEMENT: LITERATURE REVIEW

Unifying Pathophysiological Explanations for Sports-Related Concussion and Concussion Protocol Management: Literature Review

Objective: There is a plethora of theories about the pathophysiology behind a sport-related concussion.In this review of the literature, the authors evaluated studies on the pathophysiology of sport-related concussion and professional athlete return-to-play guidelines.The goal of this article is to summarize the most common hypotheses for sport-rel

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Homophilic protein interactions facilitate bacterial aggregation and IgG-dependent complex formation by the Streptococcus canis M protein SCM

Streptococcus canis is a zoonotic agent that causes serious invasive diseases in domestic animals and humans, but knowledge about its pathogenic potential and underlying virulence mechanisms is limited.Here, we report on the ability of certain S.canis isolates to form large bacterial aggregates when grown in liquid broth.Bacterial aggregation was a

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