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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy in athletes: progressive tauopathy after repetitive head injury.
Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology - 1 Jul 2009
McKee Ann C, Cantu Robert C, Nowinski Christopher J, Hedley-Whyte E Tessa, Gavett Brandon E, Budson Andrew E, Santini Veronica E, Lee Hyo-Soon, Kubilus Caroline A, Stern Robert A
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Since the 1920s, it has been known that the repetitive brain trauma associated with boxing may produce a progressive neurological deterioration, originally termed dementia pugilistica, and more recently, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). We review 48 cases of neuropathologically verified CTE recorded in the literature and document the detailed findings of CTE in 3 profession althletes, 1 football player and...
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