Youth Football and the Epidemic of Pediatric Brain Injury - Part 2
Release Date: 11/05/2026
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In part two of this series, Dr. Dara Albert and Isaac Thorman discuss guidance for parents weighing whether to let their children play tackle football. Show citation: Thorman IB, Feldstein E, Sacknovitz A, et al. Youth Football and the Epidemic of Pediatric Brain Injury: Neurologic and Psychiatric Outcomes in a Cohort of 72,025 Concussions. Neurol Clin Pract. 2026;16(6):e200656. doi:
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info_outlineIn part two of this series, Dr. Dara Albert and Isaac Thorman discuss guidance for parents weighing whether to let their children play tackle football.
Show citation:
Thorman IB, Feldstein E, Sacknovitz A, et al. Youth Football and the Epidemic of Pediatric Brain Injury: Neurologic and Psychiatric Outcomes in a Cohort of 72,025 Concussions. Neurol Clin Pract. 2026;16(6):e200656. doi:10.1212/CPJ.0000000000200656