Chronic traumatic encephalopathy in sport: a systematic review
@article{Gardner2013ChronicTE, title={Chronic traumatic encephalopathy in sport: a systematic review}, author={Andrew J. Gardner and Grant L. Iverson and Paul McCrory}, journal={British Journal of Sports Medicine}, year={2013}, volume={48}, pages={84 - 90} }
Objective To provide a critical review of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) by considering the range of clinical presentations, neuropathology and the strength of evidence for CTE as a distinct syndrome. Data sources Seven electronic databases were searched using a combination of MeSH terms and key words to identify relevant articles. Review methods Specific inclusion and exclusion criteria were used to select studies for review. Data extracted where present included study population…
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