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Hidden Dangers of Sports Concussions: What You Need to Know
The French Academy of Medicine urges comprehensive concussion training for healthcare professionals and sports officials, ...
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What is the evidence for chronic concussion-related changes in retired athletes: behavioural, pathological and clinical outcomes?
Canada Objective The purpose of this paper was to review the current state of evidence for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in retired athletes and to consider the potential differential ...
Former NHLer Chris Simon had ‘severe’ CTE when he died
A gritty left winger, Simon fought more than 100 times and accumulated 1,824 penalty minutes as a professional.
Rugby’s newest initiative in the brain health battle
Even though very few people want to admit it, concussion and its after-effects remains one of the sport's biggest issues.
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Former NHLer Chris Simon diagnosed with CTE
On Monday, Chris Nowinski, Ph.D., CEO of the Concussion Legacy Foundation, revealed that former NHLer Chris Simon was diagnosed with Stage 3 chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Simon committed ...
Former NHL enforcer Chris Simon posthumously diagnosed with degenerative brain disease
Chris Simon died by suicide in March 2024 at age 52 in his hometown of Wawa, Ontario and his family immediately blamed CTE, ...