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Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)

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  • Chronic accumulative brain injury from repetitive concussions in contact sports, especially football

  • Causes progressive dementia in later years

  • Autopsy brain lesions look like Alzheimer's brains

  • External repetitive traumatic brain insults: 90+% in males

Chronic Neurotoxic Encephalopathy

  • Chronic accumulative brain injury from repetitive neurotoxic hyperammonemia insults

  • Autopsy Alzheimer's brains mirror CTE brain lesions

  • Internal, repetitive metabolic brain insults: 80+% in females

 

References:

 

www.pubmed.gov/28742910 

Clinicopathological Evaluation of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in Players of American Football

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