ReviewNeuropsychology review2013
Modern chronic traumatic encephalopathy in retired athletes: what is the evidence?
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- Blast-related mild traumatic brain injury: a Bayesian random-effects meta-analysis on the cognitive outcomes of concussion among military personnel.Neuropsychology review · 2014Pooled it
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- Comparing perceptions of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) across health care disciplines.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Severe Suicidality in Athletes with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: A Case Series and Overview on Putative Ethiopathogenetic Mechanisms.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- No Seasonal Changes in Cognitive Functioning Among High School Football Athletes: Implementation of a Novel Electrophysiological Measure and Standard Clinical Measures.Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine · 2018Observational
- Assessment of Information on Concussion Available to Adolescents on Social Media.International journal of preventive medicine · 2018Article
- The Biological Basis of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy following Blast Injury: A Literature Review.Journal of neurotrauma · 2017Review
- Neuropsychiatric aspects of concussion: acute and chronic sequelae.Concussion (London, England) · 2017Review
- Long-Term Cognitive and Neuropsychiatric Consequences of Repetitive Concussion and Head-Impact Exposure.Journal of athletic training · 2017Review
- Evidence of a conservative gait strategy in athletes with a history of concussions.Journal of sport and health science · 2016Article
- A Clinical Approach to the Diagnosis of Traumatic Encephalopathy Syndrome: A Review.JAMA neurology · 2016Review
- Alpha-synuclein as a pathological link between chronic traumatic brain injury and Parkinson's disease.Journal of cellular physiology · 2015Article
- The clinical presentation of chronic traumatic encephalopathy.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2015Article
- Animal models of sports-related head injury: bridging the gap between pre-clinical research and clinical reality.Journal of neurochemistry · 2014Review
- Does a Unique Neuropsychiatric Profile Currently Exist for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy?Current sports medicine reportsReview
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Abstract
It has been theorized that a career in contact sports may be associated with long-term neurodegenerative changes. This idea dates as far back as the 1920s, was initially reported in boxers, colloquially termed 'punch drunk,' later more formally termed dementia pugilistica (DP), and now coined chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Despite considerable ongoing interest on this topic, there is so far only limited evidence showing an association between sport-related concussion (SRC) and increased risk for late-life cognitive and neuropsychiatric impairment, with no causality or risk factors yet determined. The modern CTE description is nevertheless proposed as a unique tauopathy with characteristic pathological stages occurring in retired athletes who have experienced previous repetitive brain trauma. This review highlights the principal issues that so far preclude firm conclusions about the association of athletic head trauma and neurodegenerative diseases of any type. We consider alternative interpretations that may contribute to the clinical progressive neurological findings in some athletes and recommend carefully-controlled epidemiological work to overcome current limitations in this area of research and stimulate future research.
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