Chronic traumatic encephalopathy: a spectrum of neuropathological changes following repetitive brain trauma in athletes and military personnel
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Long-term consequences of repetitive brain trauma: chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) has been linked to participation in contact sports such as boxing and American football. CTE results in a progressive decline of memory and cognition, as well as depression, suicidal behavior, poor impulse control, aggressiveness, parkinsonism, and, eventually, dementia. In some individuals, it is associated with motor neuron disease, referred to as chroni...
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عنوان ژورنال: Alzheimer's Research & Therapy
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1758-9193
DOI: 10.1186/alzrt234