CTE Should Be Recognized as New Cause of Dementia, Study Suggests

Advanced CTE quadruples risk for dementia, new study shows

Boston researchers say CTE should now be considered a cause of dementia

Not All CTE Leads to Dementia, Large Study Shows

(MedPage Today) -- Higher stages of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a disorder associated with repetitive head impacts often from contact sports like American football, were tied to increased odds of dementia, autopsy data showed. Brain...

Former Athletes CTE Were Often Misdiagnosed With Alzheimer's, Autopsies Reveal

When former athletes with severe brain damage experience cognitive issues, doctors have been quick to blame Alzheimer's disease in recent years. The post Former Athletes CTE Were Often Misdiagnosed With Alzheimer’s, Autopsies Reveal appeared first on StudyFinds.

CTE should be recognized as new cause of dementia, study suggests

The largest study of its kind from the Boston University CTE Center reveals that chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) should be recognized as a new cause of dementia.

Boston University researchers say CTE is a cause of dementia

Boston University researchers in a groundbreaking study found that those with CTE have a much higher chance of being diagnosed with dementia.

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy should be recognized as a distinct cause of dementia, study finds

The largest study of its kind from the Boston University CTE Center reveals that chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) should be recognized as a new cause of dementia. The research, published in Alzheimer's & Dementia, studied 614 brain donors that had been exposed to repetitive head impacts, primarily contact sport athletes.