Preventing CTE is a no brainer

Any debate as to whether chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a legitimate neurological malady that affects football players is slowly being put to bed. Repetitive hits to the head resulting in sub-concussive trauma and that concussions are the culprit here. Clinical findings associated with CTE include memory loss, depression, anxiety, violent behavior, mood disorders and heightened suicidality, among other impairments. It tends to progress with time and can lead to dementia according to a 2014 article by Stein et al. in Alzheimer’s Research and Therapy. A retrospective 2017 study by Mez et al. published in the Journal of the American Medical Association studied 202 post-mortem brains of former football players and suggested a relationship between repetitive head trauma in football players and CTE. In fact, a neuropathological diagnosis was made in 177 out of 202 (87 percent) former football players. Mild CTE was diagnosed in 21 percent of those who only played high school football, however, 48 of 53 college (91 percent) and 110 of 111 National Football League (99 percent) players were found to have severe CTE. If repeated head trauma in football is a known cause of CTE, why are we not limiting a player’s exposure to it by stopping full-contact practices? Continue reading ... Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Conditions Neurology Source Type: blogs