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Clinical subtypes of chronic traumatic encephalopathy: literature review and proposed research diagnostic criteria for traumatic encephalopathy syndrome

Overview of attention for article published in Alzheimer's Research & Therapy, September 2014
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Title
Clinical subtypes of chronic traumatic encephalopathy: literature review and proposed research diagnostic criteria for traumatic encephalopathy syndrome
Published in
Alzheimer's Research & Therapy, September 2014
DOI 10.1186/s13195-014-0068-z
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Authors

Philip H Montenigro, Christine M Baugh, Daniel H Daneshvar, Jesse Mez, Andrew E Budson, Rhoda Au, Douglas I Katz, Robert C Cantu, Robert A Stern

Abstract

The long-term consequences of repetitive head impacts have been described since the early 20th century. Terms such as punch drunk and dementia pugilistica were first used to describe the clinical syndromes experienced by boxers. A more generic designation, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), has been employed since the mid-1900s and has been used in recent years to describe a neurodegenerative disease found not just in boxers but in American football players, other contact sport athletes, military veterans, and others with histories of repetitive brain trauma, including concussions and subconcussive trauma. This article reviews the literature of the clinical manifestations of CTE from 202 published cases. The clinical features include impairments in mood (for example, depression and hopelessness), behavior (for example, explosivity and violence), cognition (for example, impaired memory, executive functioning, attention, and dementia), and, less commonly, motor functioning (for example, parkinsonism, ataxia, and dysarthria). We present proposed research criteria for traumatic encephalopathy syndrome (TES) which consist of four variants or subtypes (TES behavioral/mood variant, TES cognitive variant, TES mixed variant, and TES dementia) as well as classifications of 'probable CTE' and 'possible CTE'. These proposed criteria are expected to be modified and updated as new research findings become available. They are not meant to be used for a clinical diagnosis. Rather, they should be viewed as research criteria that can be employed in studies of the underlying causes, risk factors, differential diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of CTE and related disorders.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 3 <1%
Portugal 1 <1%
Canada 1 <1%
Unknown 367 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 67 18%
Student > Ph. D. Student 50 13%
Student > Master 41 11%
Researcher 35 9%
Other 26 7%
Other 69 19%
Unknown 84 23%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 63 17%
Neuroscience 58 16%
Psychology 54 15%
Sports and Recreations 22 6%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 15 4%
Other 55 15%
Unknown 105 28%
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