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jdolbeer t1_j6lpeu9 wrote

Reply to comment by CryoAurora in New study (n = 15,764) shows repeated concussions are linked to worse brain function in later life by unswsydney

There still needs to be a far better CTE study done. The one everybody knows about only studied football player brains. So essentially no control.

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Proof_Device_8197 t1_j6lqagp wrote

Agreed. To be honest, we need more data across the spectrum, including non-athletes. However, CTE can only be 100% determined in an autopsy.

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CryoAurora t1_j6ncugn wrote

Mt Siani has a great CTE team of neurologists who work with the Concussion Legacy Foundation and others doing deep research. They are studying brains from all sports and actively recruiting from more than just the nfl for studies and brain donations.

It's another fallacy. That this is only one study and not enough research. It's a massive effort now.

I'm typing this post when just a couple of years ago, I could not. So there is hope even if it's for short windows. But it's there and there is help coming. It won't be fast enough to save some of us, but we're trying.

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jdolbeer t1_j6ngu5e wrote

I never said there was only one study. I specifically stated that the study that gets cited most is flawed. And if Sinai is only studying athlete brains, that study is flawed as well. There needs to be a control. Full stop.

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