Correspondence Regarding Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in Athletes

Abstract

“Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is a disorder you can see and hear.” This letter is in reference to the article by McKee et al in July 2009 on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) (1). I recently read an earlier article by Gareth Roberts and colleagues that discusses the clinical features of CTE (2). At the bottom of the first column and page of the Roberts article, beginning with “Three stages of clinical deterioration…” and ending in the next column with “…pyramidal tract disease,” is …