The full impact of repetitive head trauma from sports injuries is not fully understood. (patch.com)
In all the players, the researchers found signs characteristic of the degenerative disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which has been associated with repetitive head trauma. (sciencemag.org)
There is the ever - growing list of retired football and hockey players who have been diagnosed post-mortem — often post-suicide — with the degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), allegedly brought on by repetitive head trauma. (concussionwise.com)