CTE
Who was the fist listed NFL player to be diagnosed with CTE?
who is... Mike Webster
What happens to the brain when you get a concussion?
The brain shakes, which causes swelling or bleeding.
Who is the Author of Repeated Head Hits, Not Just Concussions, May Lead To A Type Of Chronic Brain Damage. (The article)
Who is... Tom Goldman.
What is Dr. Goldstein's first name?
What is... Dr. Lee Goldstein?
Does the article only talk about CTE in football players?
Who are... No, It connects CTE to Domestic Violence, the battle field, and other sports.
What does CTE stand for? (Pronunciation counts)
what is... Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
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What is... Thanks.
According to the study, do concussions lead to CTE?
What is... No, they are looking at repetitive head impacts without the signs of CTE.
What analogy does Bailes use to support his idea of kids playing football?
What is... People dying by drowning.
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what... maybe
Why is CTE so hard to Identify?
what is... It is a silent injury.
What are the symptoms of CTE? (list 4)
What is... loss of consciousness, headaches, dizziness, vision problems or confusion
What ages did the researchers in the article study?
What is... Teenagers and young adults who had been exposed to mild head impact.
According to Goldstein, What percentage of CTE victims had a concussion in the past?
what is... 20 %
Which actor played Dr. Bailes in the movie Concussion?
What is... Alec Baldwin
What is the main cause for CTE?
what is... Repetitive head trauma that accumulates over time.
What is it called when there are no symptoms of a concussion.
what is... Asymptomatic subconcussive
What universities/ laboratories were involved in the study? (list 4)
Who are... Boston University, Cleveland Clinic, Harvard Medical School, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel and Oxford University in the U.K.
What is Dr. Steins position on young children playing contact sports and what is his reasoning behind it?
What is... He believes that playing football has a lot more benefits that draw backs. He doesn't believe the study offers evidence that early exposure to head hits makes a football player more likely to develop CTE.
Who is the doctor who first diagnosed CTE?
who is... Dr. Bennet Omalu.
How is CTE characterized as a neurodegenerative disease? (What happens to the brain)
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What is... accumulation of Tau Protein around the blood vessels in the brain. Cause cell death, cognitive deficits and dementia.
What kind of brain injuries do concussions cause
What is... acute brain injury
What is the name of the study that this article is based on?
What is... Concussion, microvascular injury, and early tauopathy in young athletes after impact head injury and an impact concussion mouse model.
For what committee is Bailes a chairman for?
What is... the medical advisory committee for Pop Warner.
Who are... The New England Patriots and New York Jets.