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Because repeated impacts are thought to increase the likelihood of CTE development, a growing area of practice is improved recognition and treatment for concussions and other head trauma; removal from sport participation during recovery from these traumatic injuries is essential. [33]
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)
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]
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 ...
Ray Lewis III, son of Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Lewis, suffered from CTE when he died last summer, the family announced Thursday as a warning of the risks associated with playing tackle football ...
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 ...
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]
YouTube star Nikocado Avocado — who famously unveiled a sudden 250-lb. weight loss, seemingly overnight — has shared another secret: He got skin removal surgery. “I had a lot of loose skin ...