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== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused by repetitive blunt force<ref name=":0">McKee A, Stein T, Kiernan P, Alvarez V. The Neuropathology of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. Brain Pathology. 2015;25(3):350-364.</ref> and the transfer of acceleration-deceleration forces to the brain. CTE presents itself in in several ways, including cognitive and behavioural disorders and mood disorders. Although Brain trauma like CTE has been a recognized neurological condition in boxing for almost a century now, its prevalence in other contact sports, such as rugby, hockey and American football has only recently been brought to light<ref>Omalu B, DeKosky S, Minster R, Kamboh M, Hamilton R, Wecht C. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in a National Football League Player. Neurosurgery. 2006;:E1003.</ref>.


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== Symptoms ==
Symptoms of CTE can manifest in any of the four main clinical domains<ref>Montenigro P, Baugh C, Daneshvar D, Mez J, Budson A, Au R et al. Clinical subtypes of chronic traumatic encephalopathy: literature review and proposed research diagnostic criteria for traumatic encephalopathy syndrome. Alzheimer's Research & Therapy. 2014;6(5-8).</ref>:


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* Behavioural:
** Verbal or physical violence
** Explosivity
** Loss of control/short fuse
* Cognitive:
** Impairment of memory
** Executive dysfunction
** Reduced attention span
* Mood:
** Depression
** Helplessness
* Motor:
 
Motor dysfunction only occurs at later stages of Neurodegeneration and his strongly correlated with age<ref name=":0" />. With Age CTE is often found to develope into more serious forms of neuromuscular diseases, such as [[Motor Neurone Disease MND|Motor Neurone Disease]], [[Alzheimer's Disease]] and [[Lewy Body Disease]].
 
 
 
Stages
 
 
== Management ==


== Resources  ==
== Resources  ==

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Introduction[edit | edit source]

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused by repetitive blunt force[1] and the transfer of acceleration-deceleration forces to the brain. CTE presents itself in in several ways, including cognitive and behavioural disorders and mood disorders. Although Brain trauma like CTE has been a recognized neurological condition in boxing for almost a century now, its prevalence in other contact sports, such as rugby, hockey and American football has only recently been brought to light[2].

Symptoms[edit | edit source]

Symptoms of CTE can manifest in any of the four main clinical domains[3]:

  • Behavioural:
    • Verbal or physical violence
    • Explosivity
    • Loss of control/short fuse
  • Cognitive:
    • Impairment of memory
    • Executive dysfunction
    • Reduced attention span
  • Mood:
    • Depression
    • Helplessness
  • Motor:

Motor dysfunction only occurs at later stages of Neurodegeneration and his strongly correlated with age[1]. With Age CTE is often found to develope into more serious forms of neuromuscular diseases, such as Motor Neurone Disease, Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Disease.


Stages


Management[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 McKee A, Stein T, Kiernan P, Alvarez V. The Neuropathology of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. Brain Pathology. 2015;25(3):350-364.
  2. Omalu B, DeKosky S, Minster R, Kamboh M, Hamilton R, Wecht C. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in a National Football League Player. Neurosurgery. 2006;:E1003.
  3. Montenigro P, Baugh C, Daneshvar D, Mez J, Budson A, Au R et al. Clinical subtypes of chronic traumatic encephalopathy: literature review and proposed research diagnostic criteria for traumatic encephalopathy syndrome. Alzheimer's Research & Therapy. 2014;6(5-8).