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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]
The study of CTE's relationship with American football began in 2002. Since then, hundreds of players have been diagnosed posthumously with CTE, including a number of players who committed suicide. CTE has affected not only professional football players, but also athletes who played only in college or in high school.
CTE is characterized by the death of nerve cells in the brain, which can lead to cognitive impairment, difficulty regulating behavior, mood changes and depression, including a higher risk of ...
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.
CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) is a degenerative brain disease that has been identified in athletes and military combat veterans who sustained concussions or repeated blows to the head.
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.
League of Denial is a 2013 book, initially broadcast as a documentary film, about traumatic brain injury in the National Football League (NFL), particularly concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The documentary, entitled League of Denial: The NFL's Concussion Crisis, was produced by Frontline and broadcast on PBS.
A study published by researchers at Boston University's CTE Center in December found that 18 of 19 former NHL players whose brains were studied had the neurodegenerative disease caused by repeated ...