Substantia Nigra Pathology, Contact Sports Play, and Parkinsonism in Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Authors
Jason Adams•Daniel Kirsch•Thor Stein
Journal
JAMA Neurology
Published
July 15, 2024
Abstract
Parkinsonism is associated with traumatic brain injury and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a neurodegenerative disease associated with repetitive head impact (RHI) exposure, but the neuropathologic substrates that underlie parkinsonism in individuals with CTE are yet to be defined.
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