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What Is Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy?

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is very common in football players, but Dr. Brad Herskowitz, Neurologist and Medical Director of the Neurology Research Group with Baptist Health Neuroscience Center, affirms the condition could be observed in wrestlers and soccer players, too. The specialist says It's important to learn how to prevent it and, then, eventually there’ll be a treatment some day for CTE.

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