Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative disease linked to repeated trauma to the head. The encephalopathy symptoms can include behavioral problems, mood problems, and problems with thinking. [1][4] The disease often gets worse over time and can result in dementia. [2]
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, also known as CTE, is a brain disease likely caused by repeated head injuries. It causes the death of nerve cells in the brain, known as degeneration. CTE gets worse over time. The only way to definitively diagnosis CTE is after death during an autopsy of the brain.
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a degenerative brain condition that happens after repeated head injuries. CTE usually affects athletes who play contact sports or military personnel.
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), degenerative brain disease typically associated with repetitive trauma to the head. CTE originally was known as dementia pugilistica, a term introduced in the 1920s and ’30s to describe mental and motor deficits associated with repeated head injury in boxers.
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative disorder that seems to be connected to repetitive head injuries. The challenge in identifying and treating this disorder is that CTE can only be diagnosed after death with an autopsy of the brain.
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) - Learn about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis & treatment from the Merck Manuals - Medical Consumer Version.