Diseases

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

Degenerative brain disease linked to repetitive brain trauma. Progressive symptoms may include MEMORY LOSS; AGGRESSION; or DEPRESSION.

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Abstract

Degenerative brain disease linked to repetitive brain trauma. Progressive symptoms may include MEMORY LOSS; AGGRESSION; or DEPRESSION.

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25 entry terms
  • Chronic Post-Traumatic Encephalopathy
  • Encephalopathy, Post-Traumatic, Chronic
  • Traumatic Encephalopathy, Chronic
  • Chronic Post Traumatic Encephalopathy
  • Chronic Post-Traumatic Encephalopathies
  • Chronic Encephalopathy, Post-Concussive
  • Chronic Post-Concussive Encephalopathy
  • Encephalopathy, Post-Concussive
  • Encephalopathy, Post-Traumatic
  • Post-Concussive Encephalopathy
  • Post-Traumatic Encephalopathy
  • Chronic Encephalopathies, Post-Concussive
  • Chronic Encephalopathy, Post Concussive
  • Chronic Post Concussive Encephalopathy
  • Chronic Post-Concussive Encephalopathies
  • Encephalopathies, Post-Concussive
  • Encephalopathies, Post-Traumatic
  • Encephalopathy, Post Concussive
  • Encephalopathy, Post Traumatic
  • Post Concussive Encephalopathy
  • Post Traumatic Encephalopathy
  • Post-Concussive Chronic Encephalopathies
  • Post-Concussive Chronic Encephalopathy
  • Post-Concussive Encephalopathies
  • Post-Traumatic Encephalopathies

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2017; for CHRONIC POST-TRAUMATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; ENCEPHALOPATHY, POST-TRAUMATIC, CHRONIC INJURY, BRAIN, CHRONIC; INJURY, BRAIN, CHRONIC; and TRAUMATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY, CHRONIC; CHRONIC ENCEPHALOPATHY, POST-CONCUSSIVE; ENCEPHALOPATHY, POST-CONCUSSIVE; and ENCEPHALOPATHY, POST-TRAUMATIC use BRAIN INJURIES 2000-2016

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000070627. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000070627
  2. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_traumatic_encephalopathy
  3. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5114004