Episode 1: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy - Not just a Concussion

Have you ever wondered why so many football players and boxers suffer from depression and dementia when they retire? Why do so many struggle after years of concussions and head injuries? Tune in to find out what a lifetime of head injuries can do to you. 

 

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References:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S104474311500041X

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470535/

https://academic.oup.com/brain/article/141/1/318/4774567

https://time.com/5764870/aaron-hernandez-netflix-documentary-killer-inside/

https://www.espn.com.au/nfl/story/_/id/32866344/autopsy-ex-nfl-player-phillip-adams-accused-killing-six-people-shows-unusually-severe-cte-damage

https://web.archive.org/web/20231204152026/https://www.protectthebrain.org/Our-Team/Bennet-I-Omalu-M-D-.aspx 

https://www.kpcc.org/show/take-two/2015-12-23/dr-bennet-omalu-and-the-autopsy-that-shook-the-nfl

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/12/the-nfl-players-brain-that-changed-the-history-of-the-concussion/417597/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/aaron-hernandez-suffered-from-most-severe-cte-ever-found-in-a-person-his-age/2017/11/09/fa7cd204-c57b-11e7-afe9-4f60b5a6c4a0_story.html

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/dec/14/former-nfl-player-accused-of-killing-six-people-was-suffering-from-severe-cte

https://journals.lww.com/acsm-csmr/fulltext/2024/01000/public_chronic_traumatic_encephalopathy_knowledge_.6.aspx

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38187878/

 

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