Rationale and design of the “NEurodegeneration: Traumatic brain injury as Origin of the Neuropathology (NEwTON)” study: a prospective cohort study of individuals at risk for chronic traumatic encephalopathy

Rationale and design of the “NEurodegeneration: Traumatic brain injury as Origin of the Neuropathology (NEwTON)” study: a prospective cohort study of individuals at risk for chronic traumatic encephalopathy

Abstract Background Repetitive head injury in contact sports is associated with cognitive, neurobehavioral, and motor impairments and linked to a unique neurodegenerative disorder: chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). As the clinical presentation is variable, risk factors are heterogeneous, and d...

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Main Authors: Suzan van Amerongen, Dewi K. Caton, Rik Ossenkoppele, Frederik Barkhof, Petra J. W. Pouwels, Charlotte E. Teunissen, Annemieke J. M. Rozemuller, Jeroen J. M. Hoozemans, Yolande A. L. Pijnenburg, Philip Scheltens, Everard G. B. Vijverberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Repetitive head injury
Traumatic brain injury
Contact sports
Cognition
Neuropsychiatry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13195-022-01059-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13195-022-01059-8

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