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'''Chronic traumatic encephalopathy''', abbreviated '''CTE''', is a [[Neurodegenerative diseases|neurodegenerative disease]] due to repeated trauma. | '''Chronic traumatic encephalopathy''', abbreviated '''CTE''', is a [[Neurodegenerative diseases|neurodegenerative disease]] due to repeated trauma. | ||
The in the context of boxing it is known as '''dementia pugilistica'''; ''pugil'' is ''boxer'' in Latin.<ref>URL: [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pugilism http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pugilism]. Accessed on: 21 November 2011.</ref> | |||
==General== | ==General== | ||
*Due to head trauma - usually repetitive. | *Due to head trauma - usually repetitive. | ||
**Seen in ''American football'' and ''boxing''. | **Seen in ''American football'' and ''boxing''. | ||
*May be associated with motor neuron disease.<ref name=pmid22050943>{{Cite journal | last1 = Daneshvar | first1 = DH. | last2 = Riley | first2 = DO. | last3 = Nowinski | first3 = CJ. | last4 = McKee | first4 = AC. | last5 = Stern | first5 = RA. | last6 = Cantu | first6 = RC. | title = Long-term consequences: effects on normal development profile after concussion. | journal = Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am | volume = 22 | issue = 4 | pages = 683-700 | month = Nov | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1016/j.pmr.2011.08.009 | PMID = 22050943 }}</ref> | *May be associated with motor neuron disease.<ref name=pmid22050943>{{Cite journal | last1 = Daneshvar | first1 = DH. | last2 = Riley | first2 = DO. | last3 = Nowinski | first3 = CJ. | last4 = McKee | first4 = AC. | last5 = Stern | first5 = RA. | last6 = Cantu | first6 = RC. | title = Long-term consequences: effects on normal development profile after concussion. | journal = Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am | volume = 22 | issue = 4 | pages = 683-700 | month = Nov | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1016/j.pmr.2011.08.009 | PMID = 22050943 }}</ref> | ||