Benefits of team sport participation versus concerns of chronic traumatic encephalopathy: prioritizing the health of our youth.

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Scott L Zuckerman*,1,2, Aaron M Yengo-Kahn1,2, Benjamin L Brett3,4, Andrew W Kuhn1, Daniel I Wolfson1 & Zachary Y Kerr5,6,7 1Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA 2Department of Neurological Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA 3Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA 4Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA 5Department of Exercise & Sport Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27154, USA 6Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27154, USA 7Injury Prevention Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA *Author for correspondence: Tel.: +1 615 835 7075; Fax: +1 615 343 6948; zuckerman.scott@gmail.com