Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in Athletes: Progressive Tauopathy After Repetitive Head Injury
McKee AC, Cantu RC, Nowinski CJ, Hedley-Whyte ET, Gavett BE, Budson AE, Santini VE, Lee HS, Kubilus CA, Stern RA. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in Athletes: Progressive Tauopathy After Repetitive Head Injury. Journal Of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology 2009, 68: 709-735. PMID: 19535999, PMCID: PMC2945234, DOI: 10.1097/nen.0b013e3181a9d503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic traumatic encephalopathyTraumatic encephalopathyProgressive tauopathyTau-immunoreactive neurofibrillary tanglesRepetitive brain traumaRepetitive head injuryProgressive neurological deteriorationCavum septum pellucidumSuperficial cortical layersMedial temporal lobeAstrocytic tanglesTau-immunoreactiveNeurological deteriorationDementia pugilisticaVentricular dilatationBrain traumaHead injurySeptum pellucidumNeurofibrillary degenerationMammillary bodiesNeurofibrillary tanglesDiffuse plaquesGait abnormalitiesMemory disturbanceTemporal lobe