An up-close look at chronic traumatic encephalopathy THE DISEASE For decades, the term “punch-drunk†has been used to describe boxers left permanently loopy after a career of fighting. The clinical name for the condition is chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), and it can happen to any athlete who suffers frequent blows to the head. CTE has no known treatment, and doctors can only diagnose it postmortem, by physically examining the brain for symptoms. WHAT CAUSES IT? At its most ba...
An up-close look at chronic traumatic encephalopathy THE DISEASE For decades, the term “punch-drunk†has been used to describe boxers left permanently loopy after a career of fighting. The clinical name for the condition is chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), and it can happen to any athlete who suffers frequent blows to the head. CTE has no known treatment, and doctors can only diagnose it postmortem, by physically examining the brain for symptoms. WHAT CAUSES IT? At its most ba...
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