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By the early 2010s, more progress in in-vivo diagnostic techniques for CTE had been made, using DTI, fMRI, MRI, and MRS imaging; however, more research needs to be done before any such techniques can be validated. [16] PET tracers that bind specifically to tau protein are desired to aid the diagnosis of CTE in living individuals.
O. J. Simpson was suspected of having chronic traumatic encephalopathy before his death in 2024. [29] [30] [31] After his death, Scientists had requested for Simpson's brain to be studied for signs of CTE, but the Simpson estate refused, who announced that his whole body will be cremated instead. [32] [33]
A typical diagnosis of ALS has primarily been based on the symptoms and signs the physician observes in the patient and a series of tests to rule out other diseases [148] and therefore, prior to the discovery of CTE as a phenomenon in ex-American football players, many CTE cases were diagnosed as ALS. After CTE was first diagnosed in 2002 in ...
Kathie Lee Gifford and son Cody Gifford are featured in a new documentary about chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. (Nathan Congleton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) (NBC via Getty Images)
Demaryius Thomas, who helped the Broncos win Super Bowl 50, died in Dec. 2021 at age 33, and has been posthumously diagnosed with Stage 2 CTE. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) (Ezra Shaw via ...
A recent study found that providing immunotherapy pre- and post-surgery helps improve survival rates compared to only receiving chemotherapy before surgery.
Boston University's CTE Center was formed as a part of the school's Alzheimer's Disease Center (BU ADC) which was established in 1996. [5] As the prominence of long-term brain injuries continued to grow in the early 2000s, the CTE Center collaborated with the United States Department of Veteran Affairs and the Concussion Legacy Foundation to form the VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank.
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. [1]