18 year old high school football player

John Doe
Former multi-sport athlete
Died at age 18

John Doe (the family has asked to keep his identity private) was a multi-sport athlete who suffered multiple concussions in high school football. Analysis of Mr. Doe’s brain revealed the earliest evidence of CTE ever recorded.

18 year old high school football player

Figure 5: 18 year old brain tissue

Top left: Whole mount section of frontal cortex showing very focal deposition of tau protein around small blood vessels (red box)
Bottom left: High magnification shows dense tau immunoreactive NFTs around small blood vessels (holes) and extensive tau immunoreactive neurites in the neuropil immediately surrounding the area
Top right: Another whole mount section of frontal and insular cortex showing very focal deposition of tau protein around a small blood vessel in insulara cortex (red box)
Bottom right: High magnification shows dense tau immunoreactive NFTs around a small blood vessel (hole) and tau immunoreactive neurites in the neuropil immediately surrounding the area

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