Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, also known as CTE, is the term used for a degenerative brain disease that occurs when the brain has endured repeated blows to the head or from jarring events, such as hard falls or whiplash. Any type of head trauma can have a lasting impact on the brain. Although it isn’t fully [...]

A condition that went undiagnosed for too long is about to enter the limelight. On Monday the official trailer dropped for the film “Concussion,” starring Will Smith as Dr. Bennet Omalu, the man who identified the brain disease associated with depression and dementia in former professional athletes. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a progressive degenerative disease of the brain [...]