Many athletes that play college and professional football suffer from concussions often. Dr. Bennet Omalu did an autopsy on Michael Webster to discover that he had suffered, from having so many concussions and blows to the head, that he had a disease named chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy explains why so many famous athletes have had erratic behaviors and suffering from depression. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is a progressive degenerative disease of the brain (Boston University, n.d.). CTE is caused my repetitive trauma to the brain such as concussions that lead to a buildup of a protein called tau. Many football players and boxers are exposed to this disease due to the amount of contact they endure through
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CTE causes memory loss, confusion, impulse control judgement, aggression, depression, and suicidal thoughts (Boston University, n.d.). CTE changes the entire identity of a person to someone their friends and family will not recognize. The people that have suffered from CTE become so depressed and uncomfortable they have suicidal thoughts, some of which have acted on this impulse. CTE can only be found through an autopsy of the brain. Scientists are trying to find ways to diagnose this disease before death but have not been successful yet. There is no treatment or cure for someone that has CTE (Mayo Clinic Staff, n.d.). Unfortunately, that means someone suffering from CTE cannot be helped or treated. They have to face depression, dementia, and sometimes suicidal thoughts. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy has explained many unexpected erratic behaviors and decisions from many NFL football players. Although this disease does not have a cure and cannot be diagnosed while someone is still alive, doctors pay closer attention to the concussions people endure in order to lessen the risk substantially. Now after athletes endure so many concussions, they are not permitted to go back to any contact activity to prevent them from suffering from
CTE causes memory loss, confusion, impulse control judgement, aggression, depression, and suicidal thoughts (Boston University, n.d.). CTE changes the entire identity of a person to someone their friends and family will not recognize. The people that have suffered from CTE become so depressed and uncomfortable they have suicidal thoughts, some of which have acted on this impulse. CTE can only be found through an autopsy of the brain. Scientists are trying to find ways to diagnose this disease before death but have not been successful yet. There is no treatment or cure for someone that has CTE (Mayo Clinic Staff, n.d.). Unfortunately, that means someone suffering from CTE cannot be helped or treated. They have to face depression, dementia, and sometimes suicidal thoughts. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy has explained many unexpected erratic behaviors and decisions from many NFL football players. Although this disease does not have a cure and cannot be diagnosed while someone is still alive, doctors pay closer attention to the concussions people endure in order to lessen the risk substantially. Now after athletes endure so many concussions, they are not permitted to go back to any contact activity to prevent them from suffering from