CTE

• Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)
• CTE - acquired brain injury - TBI
• CTE is a progressive, neurodegenerative and fatal brain disease linked to repeated blows to the head
• CTE causes areas of the brain to waste away, results in losing brain mass
• Repeated injuries - affect communication between cells, leads to cell death
• Higher level of tau protein in people with CTE - tau clumps and tangles, cells lose ability to function, brain shrinks
• Stages of CTE

  Stage 1 - headaches, loss of attention, short - term memory loss

  Stage 2 - irritable mood, anxiety, depression

  Stage 3 - cognitive impairment

  Stage 4 - similar to dementia - memory issues
• CTE can't be diagnosed, requires an autopsy
• Precautions of CTE in sport

  1. Use appropriate headgear
  2. If you suffer impact to the head, you should immediately rest for a duration of time
• Stages of CTE

  1. Headaches, loss of attention, short-term memory defects
  2. Irritable mood, anxiety, depression
  3. Cognitive impairment
  4. Similar to dementia - memory issues
• CTE is neurodegenerative - cannot be stopped
• Symptoms of CTE

  • Confusion and mood disturbance
  • Dementia
  • Speech difficulty
• Concussion is a temporary injury caused by any violent jolt to the head (or upper body) that delivers an impulsive shock to the brain.