Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, also known as CTE, is a disease caused by multiple injuries to the head over time (Brain Line, Mayo Clinic Staff, What is CTE). The symptoms from these traumatic head injuries are not seen until years after the injuries first occur (Mayo Clinic Staff). These injuries cause damage to the nerve cells in the brain, which leads to less communication between the cells and also causes an increase in the protein Tau in the brain (Mayo Clinic Staff, What is CTE). The symptoms start with small behavioral changes, such as, headaches and confusion, then gradually increase in severity and have lead to unexplainable depression, aggression, and thoughts of suicide in many people diagnosed (What is CTE). This disease has
