A Review of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and its Growing Impact in Football Players
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National Football League, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Repeated Hits to the Head, Football, Neurological DiseasesAbstract
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative, progressive disease diagnosed after repetitive head impacts (RHI). While the diagnosis of CTE can only be confirmed by a neuropathologic examination of brain tissue during an autopsy, it has a burgeoning impact on the football society. This paper details the fatalistic influence of CTE on football players, emphasizing the game’s most prominent organization, The National Football League (NFL). This article aims to present the effects of CTE, including but not limited to motor symptoms, cognitive impairment, and neuropsychiatric features, while statistically analyzing its influence on many former professional players.
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