chronic traumatic encephalopathy

Noun

Meaning

chronic traumatic encephalopathy (plural chronic traumatic encephalopathies)

(pathology, neurology) a form of traumatic brain injury; it is a progressive degenerative disease found in individuals who have been subjected to multiple concussions and other forms of head injury

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Synonyms

CTE dementia pugilistica punch drunk syndrome

Examples

As the National Football League and other pro sports increasingly reckon with the early dementia, mental health issues, suicides and even criminal behavior of former players, the risk of what's known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), is becoming clear. Jeffrey Kluger

Close letter words and terms

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