July 1, 2005Neurosurgery
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in a National Football League Player
Population
1 retired professional National Football League player with premortem symptoms of cognitive impairment, mood…
Design
Case_report
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Implication
Hypothesis-generating for CTE after repeated TBI in athletes; does not support screening or practice changes.
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Population
1 retired professional National Football League (NFL) player with premortem symptoms of cognitive impairment, mood disorder, and parkinsonian symptoms, who died suddenly of coronary atherosclerotic disease.
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Intervention
Complete autopsy with comprehensive neuropathological examination and apolipoprotein E genotyping.
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Outcome
Neuropathological findings (evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy).surrogate
This case report highlights the potential for long-term neurodegenerative outcomes, specifically chronic traumatic encephalopathy, in retired professional football players subjected to repeated mild traumatic brain injury.
Limitations
- Prevalence and pathoetiological mechanisms in relation to duration of playing football have not been sufficiently studied.
Cite This Study
Omalu et al. (2005) studied this question.