Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, ... CTE Causes. When you’ve had repeated blows to the head, including concussions, they set off a slow series of events that may lead to brain problems.

It starts with a hit. Maybe a tackle in a high school football game. Maybe a blast wave during military service. The damage ...

What causes CTE? CTE is caused by repeated concussions and traumatic brain injuries. The disease has been found mostly in athletes who play contact sports, members of the military and victims of ...

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE, has gained notoriety in recent years after it has been linked to major contact sports like football and boxing.Two common descriptions used for sports ...

If more isn’t done to combat concussion and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, more families will be grieving tragic deaths.

Repetitive head injuries may cause degenerative brain disease CTE, but causation is not yet established. Story by Lauren Fortington ... The gray area of chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is a neurodegenerative disease. Over time, it causes nerve cells in the brain and parts of the nervous system to deteriorate and die.

Antonio Brown and Le'Veon Bell debated what they thought the degenerative disease CTE actually was in a podcast episode Monday and questioned whether either of them had it.

A new study has diagnosed the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in more than 40% of youth, high school and college athletes -- primarily football players -- who ...

Topline. The degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, commonly known as CTE, was found in more than 40% of athletes who died before 30, a study out Monday showed, illustrating ...

The degenerative brain disease can only be diagnosed after death. But hundreds of retired players reported symptoms linked to CTE, like depression, mood swings and suicidal thoughts.

Medically reviewed by Mallory Christopherson DC, FMT, CSCS Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative disease caused by repeated traumatic brain injuries. About 17% of people with ...