Vladimir Jakovljevic

Dec 25, 2024 | mdpi.com | Vladimir Jakovljevic

Open AccessArticle by Tatjana Radosavljevic Tatjana Radosavljevic 1,*,†, Milica Brankovic Milica Brankovic 2,†, Jasmina Djuretić Jasmina Djuretić 3, Jelica Grujic-Milanovic Jelica Grujic-Milanovic 4, Marijana Kovacic Marijana Kovacic 5, Jovan Jevtic Jovan Jevtic 6, Sanja Stankovic Sanja Stankovic 7,8, Janko Samardzic Janko Samardzic 2, Danijela Vucevic Danijela Vucevic 1 and Vladimir Jakovljevic Vladimir Jakovljevic 9,10,11 1 Institute of Pathophysiology “Ljubodrag Buba Mihailović”, Faculty...

Dec 16, 2024 | mdpi.com | Vladimir Jakovljevic

1. IntroductionAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive loss of upper and lower motor neurons, resulting in weakness of somatic muscle tissue and impairment of vital functions [1]. Epidemiological studies show that the incidence of ALS in the world varies from 0.6 to 3.8 cases per 100,000 population.

Sep 5, 2023 | tandfonline.com | Oliver Faude |Aaron T. Scanlan |Vladimir Jakovljevic

ABSTRACTObjective To quantify and compare injury incidence between national-level, adolescent and regional-level, senior, male basketball players competing in Serbia overall and according to injury mechanism (contact, non-contact, or overuse), exposure setting (training or games), and history (new or recurrent). Methods A total of 218 male basketball players from 19 teams (106 senior and 112 adolescent players) volunteered to participate in the study.