Just Out Seau had CTE

[Thordaddy]

And so the list of CTE related suicide grows.

 

[-X-]

Yeah, I think we all figured as much.

[flv]http://video-cdn.abcnews.com/130110_gma_avila_0710.mp4[/flv]
http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/ ... e-18178139

 

[Thordaddy]

Yup and the drumbeat continues.

 

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There's not much more *The Shield* can do to further the cause of protecting players from concussions.
Short of turning it into the National Flag Football League.

 

[Stranger]

It might affect more of us than we know... (just starting to research it)

CTE from Abuse, Not Sports?
http://www.brainline.org/content/2011/0 ... ports.html

Question
As a child, my husband was beaten on the head by an abusive father then, as a young adult, he went into the military and received multiple blows to the head. He has memory loss, depression, and other mental issues. Could these symptoms point to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) rather than to the basic diagnoses of depression, memory loss, etc.?

Answer
Multiple concussions or mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI) may result in the cognitive and behavioral problems as you describe. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a relatively new term that refers to a pattern of pathological findings in the brains of individuals (predominantly athletes) who sustained multiple mTBIs and manifested cognitive and behavioral problems.

Individuals who are depressed may also complain of memory difficulties. In fact, many people with mTBI are depressed, which can make an accurate diagnosis more challenging because of similar and overlapping symptoms. Currently, CTE cannot be diagnosed until after a person’s death. Therefore, it is important to provide your healthcare provider information pertaining to your history of concussions in order to most appropriately guide treatment. Treatment could include rehabilitation, counseling, and/or medication.

Oh, and here's a recent report by Boston University
http://www.bu.edu/cste/files/2011/11/St ... rauma1.pdf

And more
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND INCREASED INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE
http://neuropathology-web.org/chapter4/ ... i_sbs.html