Deceased nfl player cte. Doctors believe cte contributed to. As such many of the players who have donated their brains. The study examined the brains of deceased former football players cte can only be diagnosed after death and found that 110 out of 111 brains of those who played in the nfl had cte.
Research conducted on almost 100 deceased nfl players revealed that over 95 percent of them tested positive for the degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy cte. Cnn chronic traumatic encephalopathy known as cte was found in 99 of deceased nfl players brains that were donated to scientific research according to a study published tuesday in the. In a study published in the medical journal jama in july 2017 cte was found in 99 of deceased nfl players brains that were donated to scientific research.
Scientists seek veterans to help treat cte former nfl players confirmed to have been affected by cte include dave duerson ray easterling and more recently junior seau all of whom committed. In july 2011 colts tight end john mackey died after several years of deepening symptoms of frontotemporal dementia. 1941 world war ii.
This table is only for players who ended their nfl career to join the military in a time of war including players who were drafted into the military and were killed in action. A new study suggests that chronic traumatic encephalopathy cte a progressive degenerative brain disease found in people with a history of repeated head trauma may be more common among football players than previously thought. Name age year died position team last year played war served in mike basca.
27 1944 hb philadelphia eagles.
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