<qa>  What is the standard form of care in athletes?Each year, approximately 3 million sports-related concussions occur in athletes. Only about 5 of these concussions are treated in the hospital setting. To date, there are no effective interventions used at decreasing the levels of oxidant injury and inflammation within these athletes. The standard form of care in these athletes is usually rest and light exercise for 1 -2 weeks, before returning to the sport. Within this brain injury population, administration of a neuro-protectant agent immediately following the concussion may alleviate or prevent secondary injury and subsequent development of long-term cognitive deficits such as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy CTE and Dementia pugilistica DP. Since sports-related concussions are a serious problem in our youth, by using safe interventions, we believe that the levels of oxidant injury and brain inflammation will be decreased. In addition, these neuro-protective agents may improve cognition in these boxers, and decrease the incidence of DP. 