At least one in four former National Football League (NFL) players who died from 2016 to 2021 had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), according to a retrospective study.
Among all NFL players who died from 2008 to 2021, the possible prevalence of CTE, a disorder linked to repetitive head impacts, ranged between 18.5% and 98.7%, reported Daniel Daneshvar, MD, PhD, of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and co-authors.
Among those who died between 2016 and 2021—when brain donation was most frequent—possible CTE prevalence was between 24.5% and 97.7%.
Stage IV CTE and Dementia Connection
Stage IV CTE pathology, indicating the most severe form of the disease, was linked to symptoms of dementia (risk ratio 1.44, 95% CI 1.16-1.78, P<0.001), as highlighted in a publication.
Fuente: https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/headtrauma/122756
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