Difference between revisions of "Chronic traumatic encephalopathy"
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Revision as of 06:53, 17 April 2022
- CTE can only be diagnosed via autopsy
- CTE is most frequently associated with professional athletes, though this population is also exposed to more risk factors than mild traumatic brain injury alone, including chronic pain +/- opioid misuse, repeated exposures to anesthesia, alcohol, depression, OSA, weight gain over time, cardiac risk factors, among others
- The Harvard Football Players Health Study