Episode 143
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Sat, 2017-Sep-23 02:07 UTC
Length - 1:48
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With 169,189 views on Friday, 22 September 2017 our article of the day is Chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative disease found in people who have had multiple head injuries. It is most commonly found in professional athletes participating in contact sports, such as American football, rugby, ice hockey, boxing, bull riding and rodeo, or professional wrestlers and stunt performers who have experienced repeated brain trauma, such as concussions and other blows to the head. Its presence in domestic violence is also being investigated. It can affect high school athletes after only a few years of participation. It is a form of tauopathy.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 02:07 UTC on Saturday, 23 September 2017.
For the full current version of the article, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_traumatic_encephalopathy.
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