Which Head Impacts Lead to CTE?
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New CTE study changes view on best predictor of future brain disease
WJXT News4JAX | The thought has always been the more concussions an athlete suffered, the more likely they would be diagnosed with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, better known as CTE. Now, a new study published this year — the largest study of CTE to date — has found a more accurate predictor. Read more.
Number and Strength of Hits Drive CTE in Football: NOT concussions
WISH TV | In a new study, scientists find a football players’ odds of developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy were related to how many hits to the head they received and how hard the head impacts were, not how many concussions they endured. Read more.
Study: Head impacts, not concussions, drive football-related CTE risk
Scripps News | Doctors and advanced researchers have long thought that the number of concussions suffered by athletes increased their likelihood of being diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a disease only officially diagnosed after death. Read more.
Which Football Players Face Highest Odds for Brain Disorder CTE? New Findings May Tell
Health Day News | The number and strength of head impacts, not concussions, cause degenerative brain injuries to football players, a new study suggests. That’s what appears to drive the growing number of cases of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), researchers say. Read more.
Further light shed on CTE risk
Neuro Rehab Times | Further evidence has emerged around the cumulative effect of head impacts in raising risk of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The largest CTE study to date, involving 631 deceased football players, has revealed that their odds of developing the neurodegenerative disease were related to both how many head impacts they received and […]
Head Hits, Not Concussions, Tied to CTE
MedPage Today | Repetitive head-impact exposure in American tackle football was linked with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a model based on helmet accelerometer data found. Read more.
Concussions not biggest factor in CTE development, according to Boston researchers
WCVB 5 | For years, concussions have been a hot topic in football ever since a landmark Boston University study on the brains of deceased former players. Concussions had been linked to elevated risks of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease commonly known as CTE. But a new study conducted by Boston-based researchers suggests […]
Collective Force of Head Hits, Not Just the Number of Them, Increases Odds of C.T.E.
The New York Times | When Jeffrey Vlk played running back in high school in the 1990s and then safety in college, he took and delivered countless tackles during full-contact football practices. Hitting was a mainstay, as were injuries, including concussions. Read more.
Following Börje Salming’s ALS diagnosis, experts say more research needed into dangers of head injuries
Toronto Star | News that Toronto Maple Leafs icon Börje Salming has ALS has emerged amid growing research into the disease’s prevalence among athletes as well as into its potential connection with the type of head trauma that many suffer through their careers. Read more.