U.S. News & World Report · 8h
Many Former NFL Players Believe They Have CTE, Raising Suicide Risk
“Many conditions common to former NFL players such as sleep apnea, low testosterone, high blood pressure and chronic pain can cause problems with thinking, memory and concentration,” said lead investigator Rachel Grashow, a research scientist with the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health.
NPR · 7h
A third of former NFL players surveyed believe they have CTE, researchers find
The research, published Monday in the medical journal JAMA Neurology, represents one of the broadest surveys to date of former NFL players' perception of their cognitive health and how widely they report symptoms linked to CTE, which is thought to be ...
Medical Xpress · 8h
Study of former NFL players finds 1 in 3 believe they have chronic traumatic encephalopathy
A new study of nearly 2,000 former NFL players shows that about one-third believe they have chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a neuropathological condition linked to repeated head trauma that can only be diagnosed through a post-mortem exam of the brain.
deseret · 5h
1 in 3 former NFL players believe they have CTE
More than 1 in 3 living former NFL players believe they have chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a neurological condition that stems from repeated head trauma. Whether they actually have it, though, cannot be confirmed while they are alive. The diagnosis requires a post-mortem brain examination.
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