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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 9, 2017 23:38:42 GMT
Aaron Hernandez suffered from worst CTE seen in someone his age
By Nadia Kounang, CNN Updated 4:58 PM ET, Thu November 9, 2017 (CNN)For the first time since announcing former NFL star Aaron Hernandez's CTE diagnosis in September, Boston University neuropathologist Dr. Ann McKee shared the findings from Hernandez's brain autopsy on Thursday. McKee and her team have examined more than 100 former NFL players' brains for the neurodegenerative disease, formally named chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and found Hernandez's case to be significant. "This is the first case that we've seen that kind of damage in such a young individual," she said, adding that the type of brain damage observed is usually seen in someone 20 years older. Hernandez was 27 years old when he fatally hanged himself in prison in April. He was found to have had stage 3 CTE; stage 4 is the most severe. McKee was careful to state that she couldn't make a connection between his pathology (seen in the lab) and his behavior. "We can't connect the dots," she said. But she pointed out that the parts of his brain most affected by the disease included areas that controlled memory, judgment and emotion. Longer article........ www.cnn.com/2017/11/09/health/aaron-hernandez-brain-cte/index.htmlNo excuses and none in the article, but a lot to think about. I think I am happy that my DGSs have never played football.
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Post by epeanymous on Nov 9, 2017 23:46:06 GMT
It's not about excuses so much as explanations, right? I have found all of those CTE articles really distressing. I am guessing we usually don't see the damage in people that young because you only see it on autopsy and they aren't dead.
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Post by elaine on Nov 9, 2017 23:50:22 GMT
I love football. I love it. It is my favorite sport, no contest.
That said, if they can’t make it safe and stop chronic traumatic brain injury as a result of playing it, I will support closing the sport down, rather than continuing to endanger the lives and quality of lives of players and their families.
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Post by fuji on Nov 10, 2017 0:26:37 GMT
This is why I am so thankful my DS managed to stay injury-free in high school and decided to not play football in college. It's just not worth it!
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Post by scrappinmama on Nov 10, 2017 0:31:32 GMT
I'm so glad my kids don't play football.
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Post by valleyview on Nov 10, 2017 0:59:32 GMT
This report was shocking. My grands will not be playing football, and I worry about collegiate players.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Nov 10, 2017 1:03:24 GMT
Have they looked at the brains of other athletes, such as soccer players and gymnasts?
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Post by pudgygroundhog on Nov 10, 2017 1:05:15 GMT
Have they looked at the brains of other athletes, such as soccer players and gymnasts? I don't know about gymnasts, but they have studied it in soccer players and also found evidence of CTE.
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Post by suzastampin on Nov 10, 2017 1:30:13 GMT
My brother and I were talking about the results a couple weeks ago. It would be a real shame if the damage was what caused him to murder.
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Post by tenacious on Nov 10, 2017 1:30:25 GMT
The whole story just makes me so sad. So much loss and tragedy.
I am so glad my DS is a B-team football player. He will most likely make the team in HS, but, will not get much play time. That is just fine with me. He will be able to be a part of an amazing game and all the great parts of football without such a high risk of injury.
I love love love watching my son play football, but, not at the expense of his health.
Erin
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 10, 2017 1:35:21 GMT
Have they looked at the brains of other athletes, such as soccer players and gymnasts? For soccer I think they are trying to stop headers. or it has been suggested.
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Post by Delta Dawn on Nov 10, 2017 1:36:04 GMT
My son wanted to play football. He was gearing up to try out and he would make the team as he is big and strong. A friend of his broke his finger playing (pinky) and it was really sore. DS then realized he wouldn't be able to finish his piano exam if he hurt his hand (he got 2 high school credits for piano and you need 14 to graduate so they counted a lot for him. He decided it wasn't worth hurting himself to play. Good decision.
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