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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy; Other names: Traumatic encephalopathy syndrome, dementia pugilistica, [1] punch drunk syndrome: A normal brain (left) and one with advanced CTE (right) Specialty: Neurology, psychiatry, sports medicine: Symptoms: Behavioral problems, mood problems, problems with thinking [1] Complications
Symptoms of CTE were often reported in boxers but unfortunately many boxers diagnosed with Punch Drunk Syndrome, Dementia Pugilistica, or CTE did not donate their brains for autopsy review. In 2005 approximately 77 years after its discovery there were fewer than 50 cases of brains with CTE found post mortem.
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Concussions and play-related head blows in American football have been shown to be the cause of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which has led to player deaths and other debilitating symptoms after retirement, including memory loss, depression, anxiety, headaches, stress, and sleep disturbances.
The vast majority of people diagnosed with CTE are athletes who play contact sports, such as football or rugby, as well as military service members (and, less commonly, victims of violence).
A new study from Boston University’s CTE Center has discovered more than 60 cases of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in athletes who were under the age of 30 at the time of their death.
Although the symptoms of CTE can vary, it doesn't directly cause death but instead changes personality and behavior, making a person not feel like themselves anymore. [15] Players with CTE can become isolated from their friends. [16] Sometimes they become unable to tell a story, [17] carry on a conversation, [18] or recognize their loved ones. [19]
The 64-year-old Lewis said he’s living with probable CTE, which he described as a type of dementia associated with repeated concussive and sub-concussive blows to the head. Lewis, who worked for decades as a television sports anchor after retiring as a player in the early 1990s, relayed his own experience to get his message across.