11 of 12 former NFL players' brains show signs of CTE, continuing trend
Associated Press / 9-18-15
Researchers studying a degenerative disease in former athletes say 11 of 12 brains of deceased former NFL players tested over the past year showed signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, continuing a trend they've been tracking.
A story posted on PBS.org on Friday reported that a total of 87 of the 91 brains of former NFL players examined in recent years by researchers with the Department of Veterans Affairs and Boston University have had CTE.
According to PBS, many players whose brains were donated for research suspected they had CTE, which therefore skews the population of brains being examined.
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Linked to repeated brain trauma, CTE is associated with symptoms such as memory loss, impaired judgment, depression, and, eventually, progressive dementia. Junior Seau was one of the NFL players diagnosed posthumously with CTE. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame last month, three years after he killed himself at age 43.
http://www.usnews.com/news/sports/articles/2015/09/18/tests-on-brains-of-former-nfl-players-continue-cte-trend
Signs of CTE have been noticed as early on as college years. When I hear of odd behavior by NFL players I can't help but wonder if early onset CTE exacerbates it or any other underlying behaviorial disorders.
