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Study of deceased football players with CTE examines contributors associated with dementia

08.05.19 | JAMA Network

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What The Study Did: This study of 180 deceased former football players who had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) investigated the association of brain white matter pathologic changes and cerebrovascular disease with dementia.

Authors: Ann C. McKee, M.D., of Boston University, is the corresponding author.

(doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2019.2244)

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APA:
JAMA Network. (2019, August 5). Study of deceased football players with CTE examines contributors associated with dementia. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/12V05OR1/study-of-deceased-football-players-with-cte-examines-contributors-associated-with-dementia.html
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"Study of deceased football players with CTE examines contributors associated with dementia." Brightsurf News, Aug. 5 2019, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/12V05OR1/study-of-deceased-football-players-with-cte-examines-contributors-associated-with-dementia.html.