Authors
Rachel Grashow, Marc G Weisskopf, Aaron Baggish, Frank E Speizer, Alicia J Whittington, Lee Nadler, Ann Connor, Robyn Keske, Herman Taylor, Ross Zafonte, Alvaro Pascual‐Leone
Publication date
2020/7
Journal
Annals of neurology
Volume
88
Issue
1
Pages
106-112
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Description
Objective
American‐style football (ASF) has gained attention because of possible links between repetitive head injury and neurodegenerative diseases. Although postmortem pathologic changes consistent with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) have been reported in ASF players, there are currently no established premortem diagnostic criteria for CTE. Nevertheless, presented with symptoms of cognitive impairment, clinicians treating former players may be inclined to suggest CTE without a thorough exploration of comorbid factors that demonstrate similar clinical phenotypes to putative CTE.
Methods
A survey of 3,913 former ASF players aged 24 to 89 was conducted for those who responded by March 2019.
Results
Despite being a postmortem diagnosis, 108 players (2.8%) self‐reported clinician‐diagnosed CTE. The percentage of players under age 60 years reporting a CTE diagnosis was 2.3 …
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