The Lingering Effects of Concussions

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is the long-term neurologic consequences caused by repetitive concussive and subconcussive blows to the brain (Omalu et al. 2010). “99% of the National Football League (NFL) players’ brains showed signs of neurodegenerative disease when autopsied” (Smith 2021: pg 3492). This deadly disease was first discovered in 2002 in the brain of […]