CTE

Repeated head trauma

CTE stands for chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease caused by repeated head injuries.

The condition is associated with contact sports like football and boxing, where cumulative concussions and subconcussive hits damage brain tissue over time.

Symptoms include memory loss, confusion, depression, and dementia.

CTE can only be definitively diagnosed after death through brain autopsy.

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brain injury

Damage to cranial organ

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encephalopathyDisease impairing brain function
neurodegenerationProgressive loss of neurons

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