Dec. 8, 2021 — While chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) cannot yet be diagnosed during life, a new study provides the best evidence to date that a commonly used brain imaging technique ...

It starts with a hit. Maybe a tackle in a high school football game. Maybe a blast wave during military service. The damage ...

To date, no living person has gotten a definitive diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy ... a brain scan may warn it’s time to call it quits. By Melissa Healy Staff Writer .

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, also known as CTE, is a degenerative brain disease that may affect athletes who have had repeated blows to the head.

Encephalopathies are disorders that alter brain function. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a form of brain degeneration caused by repeated trauma to the head. It causes symptoms similar ...

Medically reviewed by Mallory Christopherson DC, FMT, CSCS Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative ...

Cases of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) are rising among football players, but detecting the condition is challenging. Researchers now say they have a way of picking up buildup of a ...

What was startling, said Small, was the specific pattern of the tau they found: “It was identical to what’s seen in a condition called chronic traumatic encephalopathy, CTE, that has only been ...

Two new studies have provided further insights into the complex links between head injury in elite rugby and potential ...

All About Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, the Disease Plaguing Former American Football Players With CTE back in the headlines, and affecting athletes from range of sports, here are seven things ...

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a degenerative brain condition that occurs in many athletes. It is a condition caused by one traumatic brain injury or minor repeated traumatic brain ...

Traumatic Brain Injury, or TBI, is an important concern in youth sports and of course in professional sports like football and boxing as well. The number of professional athletes who have suffered ...