A Variety of Sources of Concussion Injury
Words: 2359 Pages: 8 1298Introduction Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, also known as CTE, has been a widely used term in today's society, most importantly in the context of high-impact sports and the military. Research was conducted in 1973 by Corsellis surrounding boxing and repeated head injuries. He referred to it as dementia pugilistica or 'punch-drunk syndrome' (Alzheimer’s Association, 2018). Boxers often exhibited cognitive, behavioral, or motor abnormalities. These were well-known to sportswriters and others within the boxing community, and were referred to by a variety […]