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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative disease linked to repeated trauma to the head. The encephalopathy symptoms can include behavioral problems, mood problems, and problems with thinking. [1] [4] The disease often gets worse over time and can result in dementia. [2]
Traumatic brain injury (TBI, physical trauma to the brain) can cause a variety of complications, health effects that are not TBI themselves but that result from it. The risk of complications increases with the severity of the trauma; [1] however even mild traumatic brain injury can result in disabilities that interfere with social interactions, employment, and everyday living. [2]
Aaron Hernandez's brain scans confirmed he had CTE after he died by suicide. Did the brain disease lead to his violent behavior? Researchers explain.
Symptoms of a mild brain injury include headaches, confusions, tinnitus, fatigue, changes in sleep patterns, mood or behavior. Other symptoms include trouble with memory, concentration, attention or thinking. [3] Mental fatigue is a common debilitating experience and may not be linked by the patient to the original (minor) incident.
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]
Symptoms include trouble with thinking and emotions, physical problems and other behaviors. A person with CTE can only be diagnosed with the disease after death when an autopsy is performed on the ...
CTE is caused by repeated traumatic brain injuries and most frequently found in former contact sport athletes exposed to repetitive head impacts. It can only be diagnosed after death through a ...
Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD, cPTSD, or hyphenated C-PTSD) is a stress-related mental and behavioral disorder generally occurring in response to complex traumas [1] (i.e., commonly prolonged or repetitive exposures to a series of traumatic events, from which one sees little or no chance to escape).