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Comment
. 2018 May;83(5):884-885.
doi: 10.1002/ana.25258.

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy and age of first exposure to American-style football

Alvaro Pascual-Leone  1 , Ross D Zafonte  2
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Comment

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy and age of first exposure to American-style football

Alvaro Pascual-Leone et al. Ann Neurol. 2018 May.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Potential Conflicts of Interest

Dr. Pascual-Leone serves on the scientific advisory boards for Nexstim, Neuronix, Starlab Neuroscience, Neuroelectrics, Constant Therapy, Cognito, and Neosync. Dr Zafonte serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of Myomo, Oxeia Biopharma, and ElMINDA. He also evaluates patients in the MGH Brain and Body-TRUST Program which is funded by the NFL Players Association.

Comment on

  • Age of first exposure to tackle football and chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
    Alosco ML, Mez J, Tripodis Y, Kiernan PT, Abdolmohammadi B, Murphy L, Kowall NW, Stein TD, Huber BR, Goldstein LE, Cantu RC, Katz DI, Chaisson CE, Martin B, Solomon TM, McClean MD, Daneshvar DH, Nowinski CJ, Stern RA, McKee AC. Alosco ML, et al. Ann Neurol. 2018 May;83(5):886-901. doi: 10.1002/ana.25245. Ann Neurol. 2018. PMID: 29710395 Free PMC article.

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