STAT+: The biggest misconception about CTE, according to a leading brain trauma expert
STAT
JULY 12, 2024
This week, the late National Hockey League veteran Greg Johnson was diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. Johnson died by suicide five years ago at the age of 48, having played 14 seasons in the NHL. It’s the latest sign of the prevalence of CTE, a progressive neurodegenerative disease caused by repeated impacts to the head, in professional contact sports.
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