Boston University Study On CTE Shows Odds Of Developing The Disease Increases With Every Year Players Play Hockey
The problem of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) continues to be studied – and a new Boston University study shows the ...
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What To Know About Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
Medically reviewed by Mallory Christopherson DC, FMT, CSCS Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative ...
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Study helps solve mystery between repeated head impacts in sports and location of brain degeneration in CTE
A new study is helping solve the mystery as to why the brain shrinks in a unique pattern, known as atrophy, in chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). This research provides novel evidence that ...
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Family History of Mental Illness Tied to Aggression in Those With CTE
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy pathology influences the effect of first-degree family history of mental illness on aggression among individuals with a history of repetitive exposure to head impacts.
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CTE Evident in Brains of Deceased Ice Hockey Players
The study included brains from 77 hockey players who died at a median age of 51 years. Overall, 54.5% had CTE, including 27 ...
New study shows odds of ice hockey players developing CTE increase significantly with each year played
Eighteen of the 19 NHL players whose brains were studied after death were discovered to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy ...
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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy risk in ice hockey increases with each year played
A study of 77 male hockey players reveals a 96.4% CTE prevalence, highlighting the link between play duration and increased ...
BU study indicates CTE risk is linked to years of hockey played, not just to being an enforcer
The BU CTE Center studied 77 male brains who were amateurs and professional ice hockey players. 27 out of 28 professional ...
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Largest study of CTE in male ice hockey players finds odds increased 34% with each year played
A large study, of 77 deceased male ice hockey players, has found that the odds of having chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) increased by 34% each year played, and 18 of 19 National Hockey League ...
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Family History, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Linked to Middle Age Aggression
Learn how chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and family history of mental illness amplify aggression risk in middle-aged ...
CTE risk identified in another popular sport - and the danger grows with each year of participation
The brain disease is frequently found in former contact sport athletes who’ve experienced multiple head injuries ...