Publication Database
Welcome to our Publication Database! For the last 15 years, the Boston University CTE Center has made great progress in CTE research and published many papers on CTE and those affected by it, including athletes, military personnel, and victims of domestic violence. Please check back soon – we are continuously adding papers and will soon have a complete list of our publications below.
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Comparison of multiple quantitative strategies for neuropathologic image analyses
Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology | Kanner, H., Tilton, C., Alvarez, V. E., Stein, T. D., McKee, A. C., Read more
Recent Advances in Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
The American Journal of Pathology | Babcock, K. J., Abdolmohammadi, B., & McKee, A. C. (2025). Recent Advances in Chronic Read more
Neuroinflammatory mechanisms may help identify candidate biomarkers in chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)
Free Neuropathology | Bindra, G. S., Asad, S., Shanaa, J., Lui, F., Budson, A. E., Turk, K. W., & Cherry, Read more
Prevalence of low scores in the Uniform Data Set version 3.0: Comparison of older adults with and without a self-reported history of traumatic brain injury
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Study: JINS | Gaudet, C. E., Jackson, C. E., Asken, B., Ly, M., Altaras, C., Read more
Catecholamine Dysregulation in Former American Football Players: Findings From the DIAGNOSE CTE Research Project
Neurology | van Amerongen, S., Peskind, E. R., Tripodis, Y., Adler, C. H., Balcer, L. J., Bernick, C., Alosco, M. Read more
A structural haplotype in the 17q21.31 MAPT region is associated with increased risk for chronic traumatic encephalopathy endophenotypes
Cell Reports. Medicine | Han, X., Zhang, Y., Petrosky, J. N., Bald, S., Sherva, R. M., Labadorf, A., Cherry, J. Read more
Sex differences on tau, astrocytic, and neurodegenerative plasma biomarkers
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease | Labonte, J., Sugarman, M. A., Pettway, E., Zetterberg, H., Blennow, K., Ashton, N. J., Karikari, Read more
Characterizing white matter and vascular pathologies in brain donors exposed to repetitive head impacts
Acta Neuropathologica | Emrani, S., Koutures, A., Tripodis, Y., Uretsky, M., Abdolmohammadi, B., Nowinski, C., Daneshvar, D. H., Dwyer, B., Read more
Does white matter and vascular injury from repetitive head impacts lead to a novel pattern on T2 FLAIR MRI? A hypothesis proposal and call for research
Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association | Miner, A. E., Groh, J. R., Farris, C., Hattiangadi, S., Read more
18F-MK-6240 tau PET in patients at-risk for chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Molecular Neurodegeneration | Alosco, M. L., Mejía Pérez, J., Culhane, J. E., Shankar, R., Nowinski, C. J., Bureau, S., Mundada, Read more
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy: State-of-the-science update and narrative review
The Clinical Neuropsychologist | Asken, B. M., Brett, B. L., Barr, W. B., Banks, S., Wethe, J. V., Dams-O'Connor, K., Read more
Single- versus two-test criteria for cognitive impairment: associations with CSF and imaging markers in former American football players
The Clinical Neuropsychologist | Ly, M. T., Altaras, C., Tripodis, Y., Adler, C. H., Balcer, L. J., Bernick, C., Zetterberg, Read more
Neurodegeneration in the cortical sulcus is a feature of chronic traumatic encephalopathy and associated with repetitive head impacts
Acta Neuropathologica | Nicks, R., Shah, A., Stathas, S. A., Kirsch, D., Horowitz, S. M., Saltiel, N., Calderazzo, S. M., Read more
Duration of Ice Hockey Play and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
JAMA Network Open | Abdolmohammadi, B., Tuz-Zahra, F., Uretsky, M., Nicks, R., Mosaheb, S., Labonte, J., Yhang, E., Durape, S., Read more
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Family History of Mental Illness, and Aggression in Brain Donors With Repetitive Head Impact Exposure
Neurology | Uretsky, M., Nair, E., Burton, R., Cronin, S. W., Rousseau, D., Tuz-Zahra, F., Durape, S., Abdolmohammadi, B., Baucom, Read more
Lumipulse-Measured Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers for the Early Detection of Alzheimer Disease
Neurology | Safransky, M., Groh, J. R., Blennow, K., Zetterberg, H., Tripodis, Y., Martin, B., Weller, J., Asken, B. M., Read more
SHARD: an improved method for staining and visualizing multiplex immunofluorescence in optically cleared postmortem human brain tissue
Frontiers in Neuroscience | Rosen, G. A., Kirsch, D., Nicks, R., Kelley, H., Mathias, R., Cormier, K. A., Kubilus, C. Read more
Examination of plasma biomarkers of amyloid, tau, neurodegeneration, and neuroinflammation in former elite American football players
Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association | Miner, A. E., Groh, J. R., Tripodis, Y., Adler, C. Read more
Clinical and Neuropathological Correlates of Substance Use in American Football Players
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease | Walsh, M., Uretsky, M., Tripodis, Y., Nowinski, C. J., Rasch, A., Bruce, H., Ryder, M., Read more
Cavum Septum Pellucidum in Former American Football Players: Findings From the DIAGNOSE CTE Research Project
Neurology. Clinical Practice | Arciniega, H., Jung, L. B., Tuz-Zahra, F., Tripodis, Y., John, O., Kim, N., Carrington, H. W., Read more
Perceived CTE and Suicidality—Is Perception Reality?
JAMA Neurology | Alosco, M. L., & Yaffe, K. (2024). Perceived CTE and Suicidality-Is Perception Reality?. JAMA neurology, 10.1001/jamaneurol.2024.3078. Advance online Read more
Health outcomes of former division I college athletes
Brain Injury | Groh, J. R., Yhang, E., Tripodis, Y., Palminsano, J., Martin, B., Burke, E., Bhatia, U., Mez, J., Read more
Repetitive Head Impacts and Perivascular Space Volume in Former American Football Players
JAMA Network Open | Jung, L. B., Wiegand, T. L. T., Tuz-Zahra, F., Tripodis, Y., Iliff, J. J., Piantino, J., Read more
Characterizing Neurobehavioral Dysregulation Among Former American Football Players: Findings From the DIAGNOSE CTE Research Project
The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences | Pulukuri SV, Fagle TR, Trujillo-Rodriguez D, van Amerongen S, Bernick C, Geda Read more
Cognition Mediates the Association Between Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers of Amyloid and P-Tau and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms
Journal of Alzheimer's disease | Frank B, Walsh M, Hurley L, Groh J, Blennow K, Zetterberg H, Tripodis Y, Budson Read more
Substantia Nigra Pathology, Contact Sports Play, and Parkinsonism in Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
JAMA Neurology | Adams JW, Kirsch D, Calderazzo SM, Tuz-Zahra F, Tripodis Y, Mez J, Alosco ML, Alvarez VE, Huber Read more
Subjective Cognitive Decline Plus and Longitudinal Assessment and Risk for Cognitive Impairment
JAMA Psychiatry | Kang M, Li C, Mahajan A, Spat-Lemus J, Durape S, Chen J, Gurnani AS, Devine S, Auerbach Read more
‘Subconcussive’ is a dangerous misnomer: hits of greater magnitude than concussive impacts may not cause symptoms
British Journal of Sports Medicine | Nowinski CJ, Rhim HC, McKee AC, et al ‘Subconcussive’ is a dangerous misnomer: hits of greater magnitude than concussive Read more
Lack of Association of Informant-Reported Traumatic Brain Injury and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Journal of Neurotrauma | Culhane JE, Jackson CE, Tripodis Y, Nowinski CJ, Dams-O'Connor K, Pettway E, Uretsky M, Abdolmohammadi B, Read more
Brain morphometry in former American football players: Findings from the DIAGNOSE CTE research project
Brain | Arciniega H, Baucom ZH, Tuz-Zahra F, Tripodis Y, John O, Carrington H, Kim N, Knyazhanskaya EE, Jung LB, Read more
Repetitive Blast Injury and CSF Alzheimer Disease Biomarkers: Navigating a Complex Narrative
Neurology | Alosco ML, Tartaglia MC. Repetitive Blast Injury and CSF Alzheimer Disease Biomarkers: Navigating a Complex Narrative. Neurology. 2024 Read more
Clinical Outcomes and Tau Pathology in Retired Football Players: Associations With Diagnosed and Witnessed Sleep Apnea
Neurology | @article{ doi:10.1212/CPJ.0000000000200263, author = {Sarah J. Banks and Eukyung Yhang and Yorghos Tripodis and Yi Su and Hillary Read more
Cortical-sparing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CSCTE): a distinct subtype of CTE
Acta Neuropathologica | Alexander A, Alvarez VE, Huber BR, Alosco ML, Mez J, Tripodis Y, Nicks R, Katz DI, Dwyer Read more
Inflammatory biomarkers for neurobehavioral dysregulation in former American football players: findings from the DIAGNOSE CTE Research Project
Journal of Neuroinflammation | van Amerongen S, Pulukuri SV, Tuz-Zahra F, Tripodis Y, Cherry JD, Bernick C, Geda YE, Wethe Read more
Cognitive, functional, and neuropsychiatric correlates of regional tau pathology in autopsy-confirmed chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Molecular Neurodegeneration | Alosco ML, White M, Bell C, Faheem F, Tripodis Y, Yhang E, Baucom Z, Martin B, Palmisano Read more
Olfactory function is reduced in a subset of former elite American football players with traumatic encephalopathy syndrome
Chemical Senses | Braunecker, B. J., Groh, J. R., Adler, C. H., Alosco, M. L., Dodick, D. W., Tripodis, Y., Read more
Flortaucipir tau PET findings from former professional and college American football players in the DIAGNOSE CTE research project
Alzheimer's & Dementia | Su Y, Protas H, Luo J, et al. Flortaucipir tau PET findings from former professional and college American football players in the DIAGNOSE Read more
Association of Vascular Risk Factors and CSF and Imaging Biomarkers With White Matter Hyperintensities in Former American Football Players
Neurology | Ly MT, Tuz-Zahra F, Tripodis Y, Adler CH, Balcer LJ, Bernick C, Zetterberg H, Blennow K, Peskind ER, Read more
Associations between white matter integrity of the cingulum bundle, surrounding gray matter regions, and cognition across the dementia continuum
The Journal of Comparative Neurology | Groechel RC, Alosco ML, Dixon D, Tripodis Y, Mez J, Goldstein L, Budson AE, Read more
Examination of parkinsonism in former elite American football players
Parkinsonism & Related Disorders | Alosco ML, Adler CH, Dodick DW, Tripodis Y, Balcer LJ, Bernick C, Banks SJ, Barr Read more
Relative Contributions of Mixed Pathologies to Cognitive and Functional Symptoms in Brain Donors Exposed to Repetitive Head Impacts
Annals of Neurology | Saltiel N, Tripodis Y, Menzin T, Olaniyan A, Baucom Z, Yhang E, Palmisano JN, Martin B, Read more
Cross-sectional and longitudinal evaluation of plasma glial fibrillary acidic protein to detect and predict clinical syndromes of Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer's & Dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands) | Ally M, Sugarman MA, Zetterberg H, Blennow K, Ashton NJ, Karikari TK, Aparicio HJ, Read more
Risk of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in rugby union is associated with length of playing career
Acta Neuropathologica | Stewart W, Buckland ME, Abdolmohammadi B, Affleck AJ, Alvarez VE, Gilchrist S, Huber BR, Lee EB, Lyall Read more
Cerebral Gray and White Matter Monogalactosyl Diglyceride Levels Rise with the Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease | Blusztajn JK, Aytan N, Rajendiran T, Mellott TJ, Soni T, Burant CF, Serrano GE, Beach Read more
Amyloid PET across the cognitive spectrum in former professional and college American football players: findings from the DIAGNOSE CTE Research Project
Alzheimer's Research & Therapy | Stern RA, Trujillo-Rodriguez D, Tripodis Y, Pulukuri SV, Alosco ML, Adler CH, Balcer LJ, Bernick Read more
TDP43 pathology in chronic traumatic encephalopathy retinas
Acta Neuropathologica Communications | Phansalkar, R., Goodwill, V.S., Nirschl, J.J. et al. TDP43 pathology in chronic traumatic encephalopathy retinas. acta neuropathol commun 11, 152 (2023). Read more
Neuropathologic and Clinical Findings in Young Contact Sport Athletes Exposed to Repetitive Head Impacts
JAMA Neurology | McKee AC, Mez J, Abdolmohammadi B, et al. Neuropathologic and Clinical Findings in Young Contact Sport Athletes Exposed to Read more
American Football Play and Parkinson Disease Among Men
JAMA Network Open | Bruce HJ, Tripodis Y, McClean M, Korell M, Tanner CM, Contreras B, Gottesman J, Kirsch L, Read more
Three dimensional evaluation of cerebrovascular density and branching in chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Acta Neuropathologica Communications | Rosen, G., Kirsch, D., Horowitz, S. et al. Three dimensional evaluation of cerebrovascular density and branching in chronic Read more
Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease in Black and/or African American Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) participants
Neurobiology of Aging | Groechel RC, Tripodis Y, Alosco ML, Mez J, Qiao Qiu W, Goldstein L, Budson AE, Kowall Read more