NFL’s Junior Seau Had Degenerative Brain Disease
An examination of famed linebacker Junior Seau’s brain shows that the former linebacker had a degenerative brain disease. The 43-year-old took his own life in May.
The Associated Press reports:
The National Institutes of Health tells The Associated Press that an NIH study found abnormalities consistent with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a condition linked to repetitive head injuries. Seau joins a list of several dozen football players who had CTE.The NIH conducted a study of three unidentified brains, one of which was Seau’s. It said the findings were similar to autopsies of people “with exposure to repetitive head injury.” …
Seau joins a list of several dozen football players who had CTE. Boston University’s center for study of the disease reported last month that 34 former pro players and nine who played only college football suffered from CTE.
