Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy ( CTE ) confirmed as a unique disease
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New York: For the first time, a consensus panel of expert neuropathologists has confirmed chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE as a unique disease that can be definitively diagnosed by neuropathological examination of brain tissue.
CTE has a pathognomonic signature in the brain, an advance that represents a milestone for CTE research, the experts noted.
CTE is a progressive degenerative disease of the brain found in persons with a history of repetitive brain trauma, including symptomatic concussions as well as asymptomatic sub-concussive hits to the head.
The trauma triggers progressive degeneration of the brain tissue, including the build-up of an abnormal protein called tau.
These changes in the brain can begin months, years or even decades after the last brain trauma or end of active athletic involvement.
The brain degeneration is associated with memory loss, confusion, impaired judgment, impulse control problems, aggression, depression, and, eventually, progressive dementia.
CTE has a pathognomonic signature in the brain, an advance that represents a milestone for CTE research, the experts noted.
CTE is a progressive degenerative disease of the brain found in persons with a history of repetitive brain trauma, including symptomatic concussions as well as asymptomatic sub-concussive hits to the head.
The trauma triggers progressive degeneration of the brain tissue, including the build-up of an abnormal protein called tau.
These changes in the brain can begin months, years or even decades after the last brain trauma or end of active athletic involvement.
The brain degeneration is associated with memory loss, confusion, impaired judgment, impulse control problems, aggression, depression, and, eventually, progressive dementia.
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