Frequency and Predictors of Traumatic Encephalopathy Syndrome in a Prospective Cohort of Retired Professional Athletes

Frequency and Predictors of Traumatic Encephalopathy Syndrome in a Prospective Cohort of Retired Professional Athletes

Traumatic encephalopathy syndrome (TES) is proposed to represent the long-term impact of repetitive head-injury exposure and the clinical manifestation of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). This study aimed to evaluate the frequency of TES in a cohort of retired professional contact sport athle...

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Main Authors: Jeff Schaffert, Nyaz Didehbani, Christian LoBue, John Hart, Heidi Rossetti, Laura Lacritz, C. Munro Cullum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
traumatic encephalopathy syndrome
chronic traumatic encephalopathy
concussion and sports
dementia
athletes
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2021.617526/full

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