Shane Tamura, linked to the recent deadly attack in New York City, suffered from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). His suicide note blamed the NFL for his condition. Tamura, who never played in the NFL but was a high-school football player,

What is Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)? Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), earlier known as dementia pugilistica, is a rare progressive degenerative disease that afflicts individuals who have suffered repeated concussions and traumatic brain ...

A new study involved 202 deceased players of American football players’ brains. It was found that Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) could be neuropathologically diagnosed in 177 players. Of the sample of players who developed CTE, 110 of 111 former ...