Neuropathologic and Clinical Findings in Young Contact Sport Athletes Exposed to Repetitive Head Impacts.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Young contact sport athletes may be at risk for long-term neuropathologic disorders, including chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

Objective

To characterize the neuropathologic and clinical symptoms of young brain donors who were contact sport athletes.

Design, setting, and participants

This case series analyzes findings from 152 of 156 brain donors younger than 30 years identified through the Understanding Neurologic Injury and Traumatic Encephalopathy (UNITE) Brain Bank who donated their brains from February 1, 2008, to September 31, 2022. Neuropathologic evaluations, retrospective telephone clinical assessments, and online questionnaires with informants were performed blinded. Data analysis was conducted between August 2021 and June 2023.

Exposure

SUBMITTER: McKee AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10463175 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature