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That's a much higher rate than is seen in the general population. CTE is a brain disease linked to repeated blows to the head.
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That's a much higher rate than is seen in the general population. CTE is a brain disease linked to repeated blows to the head.
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A new study says at least one in four ex-NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had a degenerative brain disease but the true figure could be much higher.
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215 of 235 donated brains showed signs of CTE Condition can only be diagnosed after death Symptoms include problems with memory and mood At least one in four former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 was found to have had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), according to a study released on Tuesday. Out of the 878 former players who died during that time frame, 235 donated their brains for study, researchers said, with 215 of those donated brains found to have CTE, a degenerative disease that can only definitively be diagnosed after death. CTE is associated with repeated blow...
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The actual prevalence, researchers said, may be much higher.
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Playing football has long been linked to the brain disease known as CTE, but how prevalent it is is still unknown. A new study of former NFL players who died recently found that at least 25% had CTE.
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AIPROPX has consolidated 7 reports from 6 outlets into a single canonical entry on “At least 1 in 4 ex-NFL players who died from 2016 to 2021 had CTE, study finds.” The covered outlets are based across 3 regions — US, UK, and Other.
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