Question

In the text, the author states that CTE can’t be diagnosed in people while they’re still alive. How do you think it would be beneficial to people with CTE to have it diagnosed while they were still alive? How do you think it could help doctors in their work preventing CTE in football players? Text: Many U.S. Football players had brain disease, data show

Answer 1

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is the term used to describe brain degeneration likely caused by repeated head traumas. CTE is a diagnosis made only at autopsy by studying sections of the brain. CTE is a very rare disorder that is not yet well understood. CTE is not related to the immediate consequences of a late-life episode of head trauma.

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