Brazilian Neurosurgery (Dec 2022)

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in Sports Practice: A Literature Review

  • Luiz Henrique Salamoni Abad,
  • Ruan Teixeira Lessa,
  • Francielle Bianca Moreira de Mesquita,
  • Vitória Leite Silva,
  • Marcelo Ribeiro Cesar,
  • Tayná Beato Ferreira,
  • Ana Julia Rodrigues da Costa,
  • Thales Nascimento Buzan,
  • Nathália Barbosa do Espírito Santo Mendes

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1749350
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 41, no. 04
pp. e362 – e367

Abstract

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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative syndrome caused by repetitive and cumulative head trauma. Due to the widespread practice of contact and collision sports, a discussion of the long-term repercussions of repeated head trauma is imperative. The present literature review, performed through the SciELO, PUBMED, and BVS-Bireme databases, includes studies conducted since the year 2000, which established the relationship between CTE and the practice of sports. The diagnosis of CTE was notably present in individuals practicing sports that involve repeated traumatic brain injuries. The noticeable changes triggered by CTE include a series of clinical and neuropathological manifestations that can help in the differentiation from other tauopathies.

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