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Mild Traumatic Encephalopathy Case Study

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In 2010 the NFL finally acknowledged that many of its ex-players were suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). On September 30, 2014, it was announced that 76 of the 79 brains of former NFL players studied by Dr. Ann McKee tested positive for CTE. This study also conducted was the largest brain study to date and doubled the increase in the number of confirmed cases of CTE.
In 1994, then NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue approved the creation of the Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI) Committee with the goal of studying the effects of concussions and sub-concussive injury in NFL players. Tagliabue appointed rheumatologist Dr. Elliot Pellman to chair the committee. Pellman's appointment was met with harsh criticism, because he is not

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