CTE Is Not Just A Football Problem
“Todd Ewen, a former professional hockey player, took his own life in September 2015 in the basement of his St. Louis home,” the Atlantic reports.
“Ewen had been suffering from depression and memory loss since his retirement from the NHL, in 1998. Before his death, he confided in his wife, Kelli, that he feared he may have chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE – a neurodegenerative disease that most experts agree is linked to repetitive head trauma.”
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See also:
* New York Times: Doctors Said Hockey Enforcer Todd Ewen Did Not Have CTE. But He Did.
“A new analysis of Ewen’s brain tissue confirms he had the degenerative brain disease, despite what a Canadian doctor initially found. That doctor went on to work for the NHL.”
* KMOX: Kelli Ewen To Gary Bettman: ‘Stop Sticking Your Head In The Sand.’
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And: NHL In Chintzy Tentative Concussion Settlement: Not Our Fault.
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Previously:
* Bob Probert’s Broken Brain.
* NFL Players Killing Themselves Because They Miss Football So Much.
* The College Football Report: Dementia Pugilistica.
* Blackhawks Playing Head Games.
* Jay Cutler Should Consider Retiring.
* Dislike: Friday Night Tykes.
* Hurt And Be Hurt: The Lessons Of Youth Sports.
* Chicago Soccer Player Patrick Grange Had CTE.
* Sony Softened Concussion To Placate NFL.
* Ultra-Realistic Madden To Simulate Game’s Debilitating Concussions.
* Dear Football: I’m Breaking Up With You.
* Dead College Football Player’s Brain Leaves Clues Of Concussions’ Toll On Brain.
* More Bad Concussion News For Young Football Players.
* NFL Tried To Fix Concussion Study.
* The Week In Concussions: Another Enforcer Down.
* Teen Concussion Rate Rising Significantly.
* Conflict Of Interest For NFL Doctors To Report To Teams: Harvard Study.
* U.S. Supreme Court Ends Fight Over $1 Billion NFL Concussion Deal.
* U.S. High School Soccer Concussions On The Rise.
* Youth Football Finally Listening To Coach Coffman.
* Many Kids Still Don’t Report Concussion Symptoms. How Can We Change That?
* Brain Damage In Former Players Fuels Soccer ‘Heading’ Fears.
* Canadian Youth Hockey Injuries Cut In Half After National Policy Change.
* More Teen Knowledge About Concussion May Not Increase Reporting.
* High School Boys Fear Looking ‘Weak’ If They Report Concussions.
* Pro Flag Football Is Now A Thing – Starring Former NFL Players!
* Nearly All Donated NFL Brains Found To Have CTE.
* Female Athletes Are Closing The Gender Gap When It Comes To Concussions.
* Whoa. Perhaps The Smartest Player In NFL History – He’s In Math PhD Program At MIT – Assesses Situation And Decides To Save His Brain.
* Study: CTE Affects Football Players At All Levels.
* Dan Jiggetts Is Right About CTE.
* Letting Our Boys Onto The Football Field Is A Losing Play.
* Tackle Rings?
* CTE Season Preview.
* The CTE Diaries: The Life And Death Of A High School Football Player Killed By Concussions.
* Study: Youth Football Linked To Adult Problems.
* Can Weed Save Football?
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Comments welcome.
Posted on May 1, 2019