Repetitive Head Impacts Increases the Hazard of Death Among NFL Players
Researchers assessed whether exposure to repetitive head impacts during a professional football career was associated with an increased in the risk for all-cause mortality.
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
More Head Impacts Increases Risk for Death in NFL Players
An increase in repetitive head impacts is associated with an increased hazard of death among National Football League players.
Former Footballers Report Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Symptoms
Former American-style football players report clinician-diagnosed CTE, and they have significantly more comorbidities and cognitive impairment symptoms.
Risk and Severity of CTE Increase With Years of Football Played
The risk and severity of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) increase with the number of years playing American football.
Neuropathology Linked to Dementia Identified in Football Players With CTE
White matter rarefaction, arteriolosclerosis, and dorsolateral frontal cortex neurofibrillary tangles are independently associated with dementia among older men who played football and had chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
Tau and Amyloid Deposition in Living Former NFL Players
Detecting CTE in the brains of living individuals could improve our understanding of the disease and inform research regarding prevention and treatment.
Study Looks at Pathology of CTE in American Football Players
American football players frequently have chronic traumatic encephalopathy, with age-related evolution in CTE-related ptau pathology.
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Uncommon in Treatment-Refractory Epilepsy
While epilepsy-related head trauma was common, 9 of 10 patients displayed no evidence of CTE.
CTE Confirmed With Antemortem PET Imaging, Autopsy in Professional Football Player
The findings suggest that [F-18]FDDNP-PET imaging can be used to diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy in at-risk patients.
Many Football Players Have Mild, Severe Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
The findings add to a growing body of evidence that shows a strong connection between pathological findings of CTE and athletes who suffer repeated head trauma.
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