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The news that NFL great Brett Favre has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease has reignited questions about whether the degenerative brain disorder could have been triggered by injuries during ...
The NFL spent years trying to deny and cover up any link that emerged connecting head injuries sustained while playing football with long-term brain disorders. The NFL Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI) Committee, first formed in 1994, reported in December 1999 that the number of head injuries had remained "remarkably the same over the course ...
A 2013 study of high school and college football players split fatalities into two types: direct fatalities, defined as those caused by "trauma from participation in a sport resulting in a brain injury, cervical fracture, or intra-abdominal injury" and indirect fatalities, defined as those resulting from external factors such as "cardiac ...
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: Brain damage, dementia, [2] aggression, depression, suicide [3] Usual onset: Years after initial injuries [2] Causes: Repeated head injuries [1] Risk ...
A new study of nearly 2,000 former NFL players found that one in three of those surveyed believe they have the degenerative brain disease CTE, which has affected hundreds of professional football ...
Parkinson’s is a neurodegenerative disease that causes nerve cells in the brain to weaken and die. It can lead to tremors, muscle stiffness, impaired balance and trouble walking and talking.
Concussions occur in all sports with the highest incidence in American football, ice hockey, rugby, soccer, and basketball. [4] In addition to concussions caused by a single severe impact, multiple minor impacts may also cause brain injury. [20]
A recent U.S. study has revealed that a longer football career may not lead to more concussions -- but playing certain positions will. Brain damage from football concussions varies by position and ...