Scientific Papers
Influence of moderate dehydration on soccer performance: physiological responses to 45 min of outdoor match-play and the immediate subsequent performance of sport-specific and mental concentration tests
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether moderate water loss (approximately 1.5-2% of body mass (BM)) represents a significant impairment to soccer match-play and the related fitness variables. METHODS: 11 moderately active male soccer players (mean (SD) age [...]
The effects of dehydration on brain volume — preliminary results.
In adults the cranium is a rigid bony vault of fixed size and therefore the intra-cranial volume is a constant which equals the sum of the volume of the brain, the intra-cranial volume of CSF [...]
Return to competition following ischemic colitis caused by severe dehydration
OBJECTIVE: This article summarizes a case of ischemic colitis suffered by a triathlete during an Ironman competition. BACKGROUND: Exercise results in a significant reduction in splanchnic blood flow to help maintain cardiovascular function. When dehydration [...]
Dehydration among long-term care elderly patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia
INTRODUCTION: Long-term care (LTC) residents, especially the orally fed with dysphagia, are prone to dehydration. The clinical consequences of dehydration are critical. The validity of the common laboratory parameters of hydration status is far from [...]