Amyloid PET across the cognitive spectrum in former professional and college American football players: findings from the DIAGNOSE CTE Research Project

Amyloid PET across the cognitive spectrum in former professional and college American football players: findings from the DIAGNOSE CTE Research Project

Abstract Background Exposure to repetitive head impacts (RHI) in American football players can lead to cognitive impairment and dementia due to neurodegenerative disease, particularly chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The pathognomonic lesion of CTE consists of perivascular aggregates of hyper...

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Main Authors: Robert A. Stern, Diana Trujillo-Rodriguez, Yorghos Tripodis, Surya V. Pulukuri, Michael L. Alosco, Charles H. Adler, Laura J. Balcer, Charles Bernick, Zachary Baucom, Kenneth L. Marek, Michael D. McClean, Keith A. Johnson, Ann C. McKee, Thor D. Stein, Jesse Mez, Joseph N. Palmisano, Jeffrey L. Cummings, Martha E. Shenton, Eric M. Reiman, for the DIAGNOSE CTE Research Project Investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy
Subjects:
American Football
Amyloid-β
Concussion
Alzheimer’s disease
Cognitive function
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13195-023-01315-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13195-023-01315-5

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