Mary Ann Easterling wasn’t surprised that the analysis of the brain tissue of beloved Chargers linebacker Junior Seau revealed abnormalities consistent with a form of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
The neuropathologists consulting with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) discovered abnormal small clusters called neurofibrillary tangles of a protein known as tau within multiple regions of Seau’s brain, as Easterling suspected they would.
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This is a very good read on the effect concussions may be having on NFL players.