CTE: The Hidden Epidemic in 5 Charts | Visualized
The chart below shows the estimated relative rates of diagnoses between football players and other athletes. The bars represent the confidence intervals (margins of error), blue bars represent no significant differences.
What’s Going On in This Graph? | Football and C.T.E.
Sep 21, 2023 · The Football and C.T.E. graph shows the statistics from a retrospective study of 631 brains of deceased football players.
Researchers Find CTE in 345 of 376 Former NFL Players Studied
Feb 6, 2023 · The Boston University CTE Center announced today that they have now diagnosed 345 former NFL players with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) out of 376 former players studied (91.7 percent).
CTE Studies: Stages Breakdown From a Different Angle
Apr 8, 2019 · Side-by-side comparison of CTE stages from several CTE studies, as well as additional information.
Football & Brain Damage/CTE - Slow Reveal Graphs
Sep 26, 2021 · How prevalent is CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy/Brain Damage) amongst football players at different levels? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Study of Former NFL Players Finds 1 in 3 Believes They Have CTE
Sep 24, 2024 · New study of nearly 2,000 former NFL players found that 34 percent think they have CTE, a condition it is not yet possible to confirm in a living person. Former players who believed they had CTE reported significantly more cognitive problems, depression, suicidality, chronic pain, and other problems than those who did not have concerns.
BU Researchers Find CTE in 99% of Former NFL Players Studied
Jul 26, 2017 · A new study suggests that chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a progressive, degenerative brain disease found in people with a history of repeated head trauma, may be more common among football players than previously thought.
Researchers have diagnosed CTE in 345 of 376 of NFL players …
A 2020 study from the UNITE Brain Bank found the odds of being diagnosed with CTE increase by 30% per year of football played. The odds of an NFL player getting CTE appear extraordinarily higher than people who haven’t played contact sports .
CTE Risk Doubles After 3 Years of Playing Football | The Brink
Oct 7, 2019 · For every 2.6 years of play, the risk of developing CTE doubles. These new findings are the first to quantify the link between playing tackle football and developing CTE.
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in Football - ArcGIS …
Jan 16, 2025 · Exploring the frequency of CTE in professional football. This image shows how CTE affects the human brain over time. Some football players who have had CTE are Aaron Hernandez, Frank Gifford, and Andre Waters. CTE is caused by repeated head injuries, a common occurence in football.
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