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Children who play basketball may be more at risk of a traumatic brain injury than they were in the past, a new study has found.

The incidence rate of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) among children aged five to 19-years-old rose by 70 per cent over an 11-year period between 1997 and 2007, a new study has found.

Researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital noted more than four million pediatric and adolescent basketball-related injuries over the time scale.

Although the overall number of injuries is going down, they saw a sharp rise in brain injury cases.

"We found a dramatic increase in the number of basketball-related TBIs over the 11-year study period," said study co-author Lara McKenzie.

"In addition, the proportion of TBIs doubled for boys and tripled for girls during this time. Many athletes do not recognise the symptoms of concussions or do not report them to coaches and trainers."

The news comes as the risk of brain injury for American footballers is coming to the fore after researchers established a link between the sport and a form of motor neuron disease.

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