Tau Positron-Emission Tomography in Former National Football League Players
Tau Positron-Emission Tomography in Former National Football League Players
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Stern, Robert A , Adler, Charles H , Chen, Kewei , Navitsky, Michael , Luo, Ji , Dodick, David W , Alosco, Michael L , Tripodis, Yorghos , Goradia, Dhruman D , Martin, Brett , Mastroeni, Diego , Fritts, Nathan G , Jarnagin, Johnny , Devous, Michael D , Mintun, Mark A , Pontecorvo, Michael J , Shenton, Martha E and Reiman, Eric M
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United States: Massachusetts Medical Society
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United States: Massachusetts Medical Society
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Twenty-six former NFL players with cognitive and behavioral symptoms were compared with controls by means of tau PET. Tau deposition was found in the temporal, superior frontal, and left parietal regions, similar to the neuropathological findings in chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
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Tau Positron-Emission Tomography in Former National Football League Players
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6636818
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6636818
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0028-4793
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1533-4406
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10.1056/NEJMoa1900757
