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Dementia pugilistica — Classification and external resources Boxers receive many blows involving rotational force, which is implicated in concussion. Repeat concussions can lead to dementia pugilistica. DiseasesDB … Wikipedia
Dementia Pugilistica — (med. lat.), auch chronisch traumatische Enzephalopathie, faustkämpferisches Parkinson Syndrom, Boxer Syndrom, Boxer Enzephalopathie, Punch Drunk Syndrom und chronic traumatic encephalopathy genannt, ist eine neurale Dysfunktion, die bei Menschen … Deutsch Wikipedia
dementia pugilistica — dementia pu·gi·lis·ti·ca .pyü jə lis tə kə n a syndrome affecting boxers that is caused by cumulative cerebral injuries and is characterized by impaired cognitive processes (as thinking and remembering, impaired and often slurred speech, and slow … Medical dictionary
posttraumatic dementia — dementia following head injury or other brain trauma; it may last from a few months to years. Cf. boxer s d. and postconcussional syndrome … Medical dictionary
Jimmy Young (boxer) — Jimmy Young (November 16 1948 ndash; February 20 2005) called the man who gave Ali a boxing lesson, was a skilled Philadelphia heavyweight boxer who had his greatest success during the 1970s. Young was very hard to hit, had an effective left jab… … Wikipedia
chronic traumatic encephalopathy — a syndrome due to cumulative head blows, such as in football or the boxing ring, characterized by general slowing of mental function, occasional bouts of confusion, and scattered memory loss. In time it may progress to the more serious boxer s… … Medical dictionary
postconcussion syndrome — postconcussional syndrome physical and personality changes that sometimes occur after concussion of the brain (q.v.); they include amnesia, headache, dizziness, tinnitus, irritability, fatigability, sweating, palpitations of the heart, disordered … Medical dictionary
List of sports idioms — The following is a list of phrases derived from sports which have become idioms (slang or otherwise) in English. They have evolved a usage and meaning independent of sports and are often used by those with little knowledge of these games. The… … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
Jerry Quarry — Statistics Real name Jerry Quarry Nickname(s) Irish, The Bellflower Bomber Rated at Heavyweight Nationality … Wikipedia
