Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Research
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Recognition of CTE during an autopsy remains limited and as a result, it is not clear how often evidence of CTE goes undetected in ______

autopsies

CTE can only be properly diagnosed in an autopsy by examining sections of the ______

brain

Treatment for CTE is based around ______ treatments

supportive

Researchers are still trying to understand how repeated head traumas and other factors might contribute to the changes in the ______ that seem to result in CTE

<p>brain</p> Signup and view all the answers

Researchers do not know the number and types of head impacts that increase the risk for ______

<p>CTE</p> Signup and view all the answers

Not all athletes who experience repeated concussions go on to develop ______

<p>CTE</p> Signup and view all the answers

CTE has been diagnosed in people without a history of head or brain ______

<p>injuries</p> Signup and view all the answers

The link between sport-related concussion and CTE is based on ‘low-level evidence’, such as case studies which cannot establish a ______ relationship between concussion and CTE

<p>cause-effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

Genetics play a role in the risk factors for developing ______

<p>CTE</p> Signup and view all the answers

Researchers are still investigating how genetics may influence the development of ______ in individuals exposed to head traumas

<p>CTE</p> Signup and view all the answers

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