1 in 4 former NFL players who died from 2016 to 2021 had CTE, study estimates
Researchers found CTE in 93% of donated brains and said the true prevalence among former players likely falls between 24.5% and 97.7%.
- On Tuesday, a study published in the British Medical Journal estimated at least 25% of former National Football League players who died between 2016 and 2021 suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy , a degenerative brain disease.
- Chronic traumatic encephalopathy can only be diagnosed through post-mortem autopsy; researchers calculated the 25% figure by analyzing brain donations and death records for 878 former players who died during that six-year study period.
- Dr. Daniel Daneshvar, the study's lead author at Mass General Brigham, reported that CTE severity at death significantly correlates with dementia; roughly 61.3% of brain donors with the disease met clinical criteria for dementia before their deaths.
- Daneshvar urged teams at all levels—youth, high school, and college—to reduce cumulative head impacts during practice, arguing that nearly 70% of impacts occur in practice rather than games.
- While an NFL spokesperson stated the league "continuously strives to make the game of football safer," researchers suggest the actual CTE prevalence could range from 24.5% to 97.7%, indicating further studies are needed.
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