TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Chronic traumatic encephalopathy presenting as Alzheimer's disease in a retired soccer player
JO  - Journal of Alzheimer's disease
A1  - Grinberg, Lea T.
A1  - Anghinah, Renato
A1  - Nascimento, Camila Fernandes
A1  - Amaro, Edson
A1  - Leite, Renata P.
A1  - Martin, Maria da Graça M.
A1  - Naslavsky, Michel S.
A1  - Takada, Leonel T.
A1  - Filho, Wilson Jacob
A1  - Pasqualucci, Carlos A.
A1  - Nitrini, Ricardo
SP  - 169
EP  - 174
VL  - 54
IS  - 1
N2  - The relationship between soccer and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is not well established. We report clinicopathological correlations in an 83-year-old retired center-back soccer player, with no history of concussion, manifesting typical Alzheimer-type dementia. Examination revealed mixed pathology including widespread CTE, moderate Alzheimer's disease, hippocampal sclerosis, and TDP-43 proteinopathy. This case adds to a few CTE cases described in soccer players. Furthermore, it corroborates that CTE may present clinically as typical Alzheimer-type dementia. Further studies investigating the extent to which soccer is a risk for CTE are needed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1387-2877
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JAD-160312
ID  - ref1
ER  -