Chronic traumatic encephalopathy in contact sports: a systematic review of all reported pathological cases.

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative disease associated with head trauma. Although initially believed to affect only boxers, the at-risk population has expanded to encompass a much wider demographic, including American football players, hockey players, wrestlers, and militar...

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Main Authors: Joseph C Maroon, Robert Winkelman, Jeffrey Bost, Austin Amos, Christina Mathyssek, Vincent Miele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117338
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