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By:Essence Hall
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
-NeuroDegengerative Disease
This affects anyone 8 to 10 years after repetitive injury to the brain.
- Many people love to watch and play sports
- Sports is the main cause of this disease
-Head injuries cans start at a very young age.
-It was first found in boxers and was first called punch Drunk Syndrome.
-1/3 people with CTE also have signs of other neuro-degenerative diseases such as Parkinson Disease.
-One of short-term symptoms is mood behavior and then it progresses into dementia and other long-term symptoms.
-The brain
- Contact SPorts
- Football, Boxing, basketball etc.
- Brain Protein
-tau
-Connection with Drexel and Jefferson Hospitals
-A lot of contact sports concussions come contact sports; however, not everyone gets it.
-There is no safe way to play contact sports.
- Just stop Physical Activity all together.
-There are ways to prevent CTE without losing the contact of the sport.
- Based on the results of having CTE the rules and regulations of the game needs to change.
-There should be an advancement in medication to prevent this disease as well as trying to catch it before it develop completely without the athlete ceasing physical Activity