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What is CTE, chronic traumatic encephalopathy?

Learn about CTE, a brain damage condition caused by repeated head injuries. Symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of ...
CNN

Hidden genetic damage is part of CTE, too, study finds

The neurologic disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE has most often been found in people who experienced repeated blows to the head while playing contact sports and there’s now ...
Dallas Morning News

What to know about CTE and how it impacts football players

The death of Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound on Thursday has fueled questions online about chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a ...
Medical Xpress

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy rare among individuals with isolated brain injuries

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is more common in people who experience extensive repetitive head impacts, and infrequent among individuals with isolated brain injuries or less extensive ...
New York Post

Behind the race to detect — and treat — brain disease CTE before it kills

The gunman who unleashed chaos in a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper this summer is a stark reminder of how little we know about a devastating brain disease typically associated with NFL players — which ...

CTE and the NFL: Players whose deaths have been linked to the disease

Marshawn Kneeland's family chose to reveal he had CTE to help raise awareness of the issues athletes in contact sports may ...
The New York Times

Brain injury activist Shane Christie diagnosed with ‘high-stage’ CTE after taking own life

The former rugby union player had spoken publicly about the belief he was suffering from CTE. Joe Allison / Getty Images Former rugby union player and brain injury activist Shane Christie has been ...
WBUR

How to prevent CTE on and off the football field

Late last month, the New York City medical examiner confirmed the man who shot and killed four people at a Manhattan office tower had the degenerative brain disease Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, ...
The New York Times

Steve McMichael, late Bears great and Hall of Famer, had CTE, researchers find

Steve McMichael was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2024. Jonathan Daniel / Getty images Steve McMichael never blamed football for his demise, but a new study suggests that playing the ...

NFL CTE Research: Aldon Smith’s Brain Donated After Death

After Smith's sudden death at 36, his family says medical experts will examine his brain for CTE and other trauma-related damage.