Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Confirmed CTE diagnosis ultimately requires neuropathological evidence. Neuropathological consensus efforts have sought to standardize the diagnosis of CTE. Modern public and clinical discussion of CTE was influenced by a 2005 NFL player c…
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Confirmed CTE diagnosis ultimately requires neuropathological evidence. Neuropathological consensus efforts have sought to standardize the diagnosis of CTE. Modern public and clinical discussion of CTE was influenced by a 2005 NFL player case report by Bennet I. Omalu and colleagues. CTE can coexist with other neurodegenerative pathologies, complicating clinical prediction. CTE is presented as a neuropathological condition associated with repetitive head impacts and traumatic brain injury exposures.