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I'd say the most feared outcome of multiple concussions is something called CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
I'd say the most feared outcome of multiple concussions is something called CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
And they can create new onset OCD, obsessive compulsive disorder in the brain from an infection, which is why it's important if you have a psychiatric disorder to get the infections assessed. I had this one boy as a consultant on the movie Concussion with Will Smith about chronic traumatic encephalopathy, football dementia. And one of the people who was involved in the movie had a nine-year-old son who was on three psychiatric medications. And they said, would you see him? And when I saw his brain, I'm like, he's got an infection. And it turned out he had Lyme and PANDAS. And when they were treated, he got so much better.
I had this one boy, um, as a consultant on the movie Concussion with Will Smith about chronic traumatic encephalopathy, football dementia.
In addition to immediate concerns like headaches, dizziness, and fatigue, concussions have been linked with long-term health issues, like depression, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and even Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
In fact, autopsies of many former athletes have revealed that they had chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE;