Clinicopathological evaluation of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in players of American football

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 318, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 360-370

  Mez, Jesse ^a   Daneshvar, Daniel H ^a,b   Kiernan, Patrick T ^a   Abdolmohammadi, Bobak ^a   Alvarez, Victor E ^a,c,d   Huber, Bertrand R ^a,c,d   Alosco, Michael L ^a   Solomon, Todd M ^a   Nowinski, Christopher J ^a,e   McHale, Lisa ^e   Cormier, Kerry A ^a   Kubilus, Caroline A ^a   Martin, Brett M ^a,f   Murphy, Lauren ^a   Baugh, Christine M ^g,h   Montenigro, Phillip H ^a   Chaisson, Christine E ^a,f   Tripodis, Yorghos ^a,i   Kowall, Neil W ^a,c   Weuve, Jennifer ⁱ   McClean, Michael D ⁱ   Cantu, Robert C ^a,e,j   Goldstein, Lee E ^a,k   Katz, Douglas I ^a,l   Stern, Robert A ^a   Stein, Thor D ^a,c,d   McKee, Ann C ^a,c,d   more..

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Concussion Legacy Foundation ^*  (United States)

^f BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^g HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j EMERSON HOSPITAL   (United States)

^k Boston University   (United States)

^l Braintree Rehabilitation Hospital   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TAU PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ATHLETE; BRAIN; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC TRAUMATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; INJURIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPORT INJURY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC TRAUMATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; COGNITION DISORDERS; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TAU PROTEINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85026720541     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2017.8334     Document Type: Article

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