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A Harvard study of almost 2,000 former National Football League players revealed that about one-third believe they have chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disorder linked to repeated head impacts.
A third of former NFL players believe they have CTE from playing football, new study shows
One third of former NFL players believe they have brain damage from football, study shows 02:19. With two Philadelphia Eagles players in concussion protocol after Sunday's game, t
1 in 3 former NFL players believe they have CTE
JAMA Neurology, included 1,980 former National Football League players who were part of the Football Players Health Study at Harvard University. The study found that those who think they have CTE report many more cognitive problems than those who don’t think they have it.
A third of former NFL players surveyed believe they have CTE, researchers find
The degenerative brain disease can only be diagnosed after death. But hundreds of retired players reported symptoms linked to CTE, like depression, mood swings and suicidal thoughts.
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