Pathologically Confirmed Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in a 25-Year-Old Former College Football Player.

doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2015.3998

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Pathologically Confirmed Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in a 25-Year-Old Former College Football Player.

Published Mar 1, 2016 · Jesse B. Mez, Todd M. Solomon, Daniel H. Daneshvar

JAMA neurology

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Abstract

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative tauopathy associated with repetitive head impacts.1 Presently, CTE only can be diagnosed pathologically; however, research efforts, such as the ongoing Understanding Neurological Injury and Traumatic Encephalopathy (UNITE) Study,2 are investigating ways to diagnose CTE during life. As part of the UNITE Study, a panel of clinicians, blinded to neuropathology, make retrospective clinical consensus diagnoses using published criteria, including proposed clinical research criteria for CTE.3 Here, we present an informative case from the UNITE Study.

Case ReportVery Rigorous Journal

Study Snapshot

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) was pathologically confirmed in a 25-year-old former college football player, highlighting the need for further research on diagnosing CTE during life.

PopulationOlder adults (50-71 years)

Sample size24

MethodsObservational

OutcomesBody Mass Index projections

ResultsSocial networks mitigate obesity in older groups.

Pathologically Confirmed Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in a 25-Year-Old Former College Football Player.

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