Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

[@ShashaDee02]

Thank you for posting this. It is so important for the public (especially parents) to be educated about CTE.

[@fredaragusi4393]

I was diagnosed with Migraine Encephelopathy...my neurologist used the football players to explain it to me.I started getting migraines at 12 no medication helped me.I have temporal lobe dysfunction..suffer depression...I do have memory issues.I do not fit into the category to take steroids.my protein level in my spinal column was over 65 suppose to be 45 or less.I am only 1 of 3 people my neurologist came across in his full career.I have not suffered concussions.my migraines are 24/7 they never stop.Any activity makes my pain worse so i have to pace myself.i get pain flares too so they put me in bed they are so bad.The only medication that helps is Morphine.

[@94Trish]

This was excellent. I have watched many CTE documentaries and I particularly learned a lot of new information from this speaker.

[@zuzuspetals9281]

I appreciate this video lecture. There needs to be serious thought given to sports that are most likely to result in brain trauma. This reminds me of the story of Pete Pihos who played for the Eagles years ago. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's but this lecture makes me think it may have been CTE. His daughter Melissa did a beautiful film about her dad, Dear Dad; and a special presentation, PIHOS A Moving Biography in March 2011.

[@ShashaDee02]

I'm going to check it out, and post it on my husband's FB page. He is a retired NFL player suffering from CTE. Thank you for the information.

[@alcoholfree6381]

He undoubtedly had CTE! I was watching YA Tittle playing and he developed dementia. His brain was evaluated and he had significant CTE. Was it worth watching him get clobbered for 10 years to have him babbling the last 10 years of his life?? I think not.

[@karencloskey7147]

Football should be illegal unless it is touch football. No sport should cause these types of debilitating health problems.

[@seanbarker9272]

Karen Closkey if i want to play football i will, not going to be dictated to by some liberal like you

[@vegasrenie]

I believe that's the case for children, but adults can make the decision to do what they want, as long as they know the risks.

[@oATXo]

@@vegasrenie the person is not responsible only of his own life he has children wife this sport should be banned

[@vegasrenie]

@Jon Jones - And it’s not just football, which people don’t seem to understand. MMA, Australian rules football, hockey, boxing, wrestling, and several other hard contact sports also can be a catalyst for CTE. It’s not just football.

[@vegasrenie]

@@oATXo - It’s up to adults. If enough people stop playing/participating, then it will ban itself. If 100% of all players got CTE, then there would be enough of an uproar for it to be banned. That is not the case, however. Anyone who becomes involved with someone who plays one of the sports, I’m sure would know the risks. I just have a natural aversion of banning everything that may be considered dangerous. After all, for instance, cigarettes are still sold everywhere. As fewer people smoke, the prices go up making them more unaffordable. There may come a time when banning them completely just won’t be necessary because people just won’t be smoking. Less government interference, more of people deciding their own destinies.

[@Tomedural]

Imagine this, your brain is damaged and there is nobody on this earth that can help you. I think Tony would now trade places with me for my little cheapie less than $100,000 a year job but able to retire and travel without suffering constant brain pain every time I take a step.

[@gasaul5759]

I had two concussions in the same week, that was five months ago. I had all the symtphoms except seizures or vomiting. Today I'm only having problems with shor-term memory, anxiety/depression and reading.

[@lionelsanches8699]

Dam i had like 4 concussion back to back within 1 year and a half

[@satanspit4101]

You have cte.

[@gasaul5759]

@@satanspit4101 Since the pandemic started, I'm having lots of improvement. I can read again, anxiety is almost gone, and now I have a new part-time job. I highly recommend both of you to read The ghost inside my brain: How a concussion stole my life. It's weird, I wasn't seeing any improvement until a played Spider Solitaire straight for 4 hours. That night a had some kind of small seizures but in the morning I was like WTF, I'm feeling better now.

[@caroljnako6461]

Can you feel tau proteins in your brain ? I have all of these symptoms and it got worse after covid19

[@BumbleBeeQueen777]

There are also many that are also due to auto accidents with head traumas, boxing, football, physical abuse, head banging (heavy metal music buffs), and simply head injury and traumas throughout their entire life up to the time it was diagnosed. Thank you for your concern, time, and study in this medical concern for many known and unknown. Are you aware of any time that water/oil that comes from the temples externally due to this or any other head traumas or injuries? Thank you again. God bless you and your studies in this matter. ❤️

[@summersled5635]

Are there any psychometric measures that identify CTE?

[@alcoholfree6381]

The concussion is important but it is a sign of what is really going on. The underlying problem is the rapid acceleration/deceleration of the brain causing the injury to the nervous system. There is a significant part of the injury that involves diffuse axonal injury. This man is an obvious very knowledgeable person and his presentation is excellent. CTE spells the death of American football. I recommend chess; where there is no CTE!!

[@havanadaurcy1321]

And people laugh and say get rid of the rules designed to protect the heads of Australian rules players. They are idiots.

[@brucey5232]

good. thankyou

[@isidoreaerys8745]

Now I have a headache

[@karencloskey7147]

A chiropractor is a very important doctor for people with head injuries because the spine and brain- the entire nervous system- controls the body. Not just the brain. I know chiropractors have helped me immensely.

[@wesporter2176]

If you are dealing with this you should look into upper cervical care and get your neck corrected. The top bone the atlas weighs only about 2 ounces with no protective discs and can get knocked out of position. This causes inflammation and decreased blood flow through the brain stem which is the usually the real source of the issue. Anyway they adjust the atlas back it really helped me check it out.

[@Alec-Al]

I understand that football both high school, college and pro football is a Big Money Maker and important to have in every community, city, etc. Pro Football and College stadiums bring in lot of money for the community, and players alike for this reason I support football as a sport; although, I am more in favor of "flag-football" with no tackling at all to prevent head and other physical injuries. Folks would enjoy watching "flag-football" the same over time; otherwise, I am in favor in ending the sport completely.

[@irishchick5528]

I never played any sport and I was just diagnosed with this. It’s really a terrible disease for many many months I didn’t know what was wrong with me.

[@CessnaCaptain320]

You can’t be diagnosed with it. It can only be diagnosed by thoroughly examining the brain after death.

[@Nebula_Ultra]

Lol no you weren't

[@AnPrimWrestler]

How in the hell would you have developed CTE in the absence of any significant contact sport involvement? Unless you had a long history of domestic violence or something like that, I don't see how that could be possible

[@Thoughtworld1984]

So, we trade our lives for money.

[@davidweigel8072]

Has anyone heard of Stem Cell treatment for this issue? To me it seems logical. I've researched that the brain is the only place in the human body that does not produce stem cells. I have no expertise and am just asking high and low for information. I have this. I have every symptom.