by Jimmy Carter | May 23, 2019 | Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
A recent study published in the New England Journal of medicine revealed that brain scans of more than two dozen former NFL players found that the men had abnormal levels of the protein linked to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (C.T.E.), the degenerative brain...
by Jimmy Carter | Jan 4, 2019 | Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
Over the past few months we’ve been exploring Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, better known as CTE. Today we thought we’d back it up and start where these conditions often begin, concussion. The Concussion and CTE Relationship Medical researchers have definitively...
by Jimmy Carter | Dec 28, 2018 | Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
It’s the time of year when the glorious thing we Texans have looked forward to all year — football season — is starting to wrap up. We’re all looking forward to the college bowl games and the NFL is rounding out the end of the regular season. While we tend to glorify...
by Jimmy Carter | Dec 27, 2018 | Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), Dementia
In two recent posts we explored Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and its causation of dementia. Today we will delve into Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, commonly referred to at CTE. The brain disease has gained much more exposure as of late, especially in relation to...
