How to Use chronic traumatic encephalopathy in a Sentence

chronic traumatic encephalopathy

noun

• This is the first case in which a jury will decide whether hits to the head in college football led to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and death.
  — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2022
• The fear of concussions and CTE [chronic traumatic encephalopathy] abound in the public’s mind.
  — Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2022
• The world's first case of the brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, has been found in a female athlete, researchers said.
  — Justin Klawans, The Week, 5 July 2023
• Having absorbed so many blows to the head, Kramer suspects that the brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, might have played a role in his depression.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2023
• My boyfriend of four years has been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 9 Mar. 2023
• The suit alleged that hits to the head led to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease known by the acronym CTE.
  — Brian Melley, ajc, 23 Nov. 2022
• Then there was the brain trauma: chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
  — BostonGlobe.com, 23 Sep. 2021
• His brain will be tested for signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is believed to cause mood swings and changes in temperament.
  — Josh Peter, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2021
• Concussions have been linked to a brain disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is the result of consistent head trauma from blows to the area.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 18 July 2019
• Adams’ brain will be tested for signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is believed to cause mood swings and changes in temperament.
  — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2021
• Seau’s suicide was attributed to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) caused by multiple blows to the head on the playing field.
  — Lola Sherman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2022
• He was found to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which is a neurological disorder linked to blows to the head.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 8 Aug. 2022
• Wyatt was part of the first major study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in athletes who died before turning 30.
  — Kassie Bracken, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2023
• For the first time, researchers have found chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the degenerative brain disease linked to blows to the head, in a player of Australian rules football.
  — Ken Belson, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2020
• By the time Chuck died, public awareness of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or C.T.E., in football players was growing.
  — Jenny Vrentas Morgan Lieberman, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2022
• Jurors did not believe chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) led to Gee’s death.
  — Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2022
• Two-hundred-eleven of them had the degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, which can be caused by repetitive hits to the head.
  — CBS News, 1 May 2018
• Now the Jackson family has at least one clue to his demise: a diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
  — New York Times, 16 Dec. 2021
• The report was the first to identify chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in a football player and suggested the disease was linked to concussions the player had suffered on the field.
  — Steven Broglio, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2023
• The disease most often linked to brain damage and football players is chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
  — Michael McCann, SI.com, 16 June 2018
• The potential for concussions and a study that showed the prevalence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in deceased players also were factors in his exit from the football.
  — David Ginsburg, chicagotribune.com, 8 Dec. 2020
• In 1949, British neurologist MacDonald Critchley was the first to use the term chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
  — Will Hobson, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Jan. 2020
• His attorneys previously said Winslow suffered from symptoms of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which a brain disease linked to blows to the head in football.
  — Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2023
• But Gee's is only the second case to go to trial with allegations that hits to the head led to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease.
  — CBS News, 22 Nov. 2022
• But Gee’s is only the second case to go to trial with allegations that hits to the head led to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease.
  — Brian Melley, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2022
• The incident led some to speculate that Brown had mental health issues or suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, also known as CTE.
  — Analisa Novak, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2022
• As sports organizations and the public learn more about chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and the long-term risks for athletes with head injuries, the quest to prevent concussions is growing more urgent.
  — Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 17 Dec. 2013
• Called the Dave Duerson Act, the proposed law is named after the former Bears player who took his own life after suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy caused by football concussions.
  — Kate Shepherd, Chicago Reader, 26 Jan. 2018
• The law is aimed at preventing a degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.
  — SFChronicle.com, 1 Aug. 2019
• This brain condition, called chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or C.T.E., is thought to be caused by blows to the head, including the kind of impacts that occur frequently during tackle football and other contact sports.
  — Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2018

Last Updated: 15 Aug 2024