Study finds high CTE prevalence among deceased NFL players
A study published in The BMJ examined brains from 338 deceased NFL players and found CTE in 315 of them. Among players who died in the last six years, 210 of 235 brain donors had the disease. CTE can only be diagnosed after death and is linked to repeated head impacts.
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