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Can Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Cause Dementia Without Alzheimer’s?

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) causes dementia independently, separate from Alzheimer’s symptoms, confirming the ...
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CTE is a likely cause of dementia, new study suggests

Patients with advanced chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a brain disease likely caused by repeated head injuries, were more than four times as likely to develop dementia compared to those ...

Largest study of its kind reveals CTE as cause of dementia

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy has long been discussed as a possible driver of dementia, but proving that link has been ...

New developments: Researchers find severe CTE causes dementia

We're tracking major new developments about CTE, or Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, the deadly brain disease caused by ...

Boston University researchers say CTE is a cause of dementia

Boston University researchers in a groundbreaking study found that those with CTE have a much higher chance of being ...

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy should be recognized as a distinct cause of dementia, study finds

The largest study of its kind from the Boston University CTE Center reveals that chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) ...
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Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Linked to Dementia

An analysis of 614 donated brains found that advanced CTE is strongly linked to dementia, while early-stage disease shows no cognitive or functional decline. By excluding other disorders, the study ...
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Not All CTE Leads to Dementia, Large Study Shows

Dementia risk depended on CTE severity ...

Study Cites This Condition As a Cause of Early-Onset Dementia

The Mayo Clinic cites repeated head injuries like concussions as a cause of CTE. The hallmark of CTE is the abnormal build up ...

CTE is ‘a major contributor to dementia,’ BU researchers say

There is a “robust” association between dementia risk and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, a brain disease which can be ...

Already-available therapy could protect football players from CTE: ‘Incredibly groundbreaking’

Forget reducing wrinkles and fighting hair loss. A new study suggests a treatment already popular in the US for skin health, ...
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Nervous System Diseases: News and Research on Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

Boston University researchers hope they can tackle the mystery of how to diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in the living, as they recruit hundreds of former football players for a new ...