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The estate of Aaron Hernandez filed a lawsuit on Thursday that claims the late New England Patriots football star had severe chronic traumatic encephalopathy when he committed suicide following a...

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When the 2000s rolled around and CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) emerged as a real correlation with the game of football, the NFL and others followed the noble example of tobacco companies by falsifying research, denying all charges, and focusing on selling the product to children.

When I finally had a chance to speak, we were already running over the 2 1/2 hours allotted for the roundtable, so I was only able to briefly touch on two of my many message points: one, that the game can be and is being made safer, and two, that, based on my experience following a high school football team in Oklahoma this past season - which will be the subject of a MomsTEAM documentary to be released in early 2013 called The Smartest Team - I saw the use of hit sensors in football helmets as offering an exciting technological «end around» the problem of chronic under - reporting of concussions that continues to plague the sport and remains a major impediment, in my view, to keeping kids safe (the reasons: if an athlete is allowed to keep playing with a concussion, studies show that their recovery is likely to take longer, and they are at increased risk of long - term problems (e.g. early dementia, depression, more rapid aging of the brain, and in rare cases, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and in extremely rare instances, catastrophic injury or death.)

Relations between Britain's scientists and their members of Parliament (MPs) probably reached an all - time low at the height of the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) affair, when it seemed that ministers were intent on passing the buck to researchers» «incapable»» of giving a straight answer to the policy makers» questions.

Delirium can be hyperactive (agitation, pulling out lines, hallucinating, etc.) or the opposite, hypoactive (sluggishness, drowsiness, inattention, etc.) When associated with sepsis, delirium is known as sepsis - associated encephalopathy (SAE), acute brain dysfunction or sepsis - associated delirium.

Hepatic encephalopathy occurs when the liver can not remove certain toxins and chemicals, such as ammonia, from the blood.1 These toxins and chemicals then build up and enter the brain.1 Hepatic encephalopathy is one of the major complications of cirrhosis (scarring of the liver), and a leading cause of hospital re-admission due to its recurrence, despite treatment.1 It can occur suddenly in people with acute liver failure, but is seen more often in those with chronic liver disease.1 Symptoms of hepatic encephalopathy include mild confusion, forgetfulness, poor concentration and personality or mood changes, but can progress to extreme anxiety, seizures, severe confusion, jumbled and slurred speech and slow movement.1 The first step in treatment is to identify and treat any factors that cause hepatic encephalopathy.2 Once the episode has resolved, further treatment aims to reduce the production and absorption of toxins, such as ammonia.1 Generally, there are two types of medication used to reduce the likelihood of another hepatic encephalopathy episode — lactulose and rifaximin.2 However, it remains a leading cause of hospitalisations and re-hospitalisations in cirrhotic patients, despite the use of the above - mentioned standard of care treatment.

Infamous for causing fatal degenerative brain diseases, such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, known more commonly as «mad cow disease,» Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease, and scrapie, prions are proteins that have the ability to self - perpetuate when they assume a particular conformation.

For example, the m. 3243A > G mutation can cause mitochondrial myopathy encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke (MELAS) when present at a frequency greater than 59 % [21].

When highly reactive proteins such as prions, amyloid - beta, or tau are too sticky, they can clump into aggregates that kill cells and cause diseases such as Alzheimer's and encephalopathy.

In addition, reductions in self reported fatigue have been found in people with hepatic encephalopathy and in those suffering from a hangover from over consumption of alcohol, when it is taken prior to drinking.

When confirmed, it is the inability to eliminate waste products of metabolism and toxins (hepatic encephalopathy) that is the real problem.

When nitrogenous wastes are not effectively processed by the liver, they accumulate in the blood and can reach the brain resulting in what experts call hepatic encephalopathy.

These diets only prove their worth in end - stage liver failure when dealing with the effects of hepatic encephalopathy.

-- I do wish that the Brits and their Commonwealth confreres would not use «mad cow disease» when discussing bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).

Hypoxic - ischemic encephalopathy is a serious condition that occurs when a baby's brain gets insufficient oxygen.

Medical malpractice plays a large role when it comes to neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy.