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What is CTE?
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, is a degenerative brain disease linked to repetitive head trauma. Here's how it ...
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Frank Wycheck found to have Stage 3 CTE, his family announces
Frank Wycheck was right: His brain had been ravaged by football. Researchers at Boston University’s Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy ... inability to adjust to ‘normal’ life after the ...
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NFL’s Frank Wycheck Posthumously Diagnosed With CTE
According to the Mayo Clinic, CTE is a degenerative brain disorder caused by "repeated head injuries," and it worsens over time, causing issues like dementia, memory loss, gross motor function and ...
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96% of NFL players in study had brain disease
An curved arrow pointing right. A new study released by the department of Veterans Affairs and Boston University found that 87 of 91 deceased NFL players who were tested were found to have the ...
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CTE study of 77 dead hockey players: Risk for brain disease increased with each year played
The Boston University CTE Center study of 77 dead male ice hockey players showed that the risk for the brain disease jumped by 34% with each year played. Eighteen of the 19 dead National Hockey ...