A distinct pattern of frontal-temporal atrophy discernible on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may flag chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in living patients, new research suggests. "These new ...

While chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) cannot yet be diagnosed during life, a new study provides the best evidence to date that a commonly used brain imaging technique, magnetic resonance ...

Right now, the devastating concussion-linked brain condition known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, can only be diagnosed after death via autopsy. But new research could help change that, ...

A debilitating brain disease caused by repeated head trauma can only be diagnosed once it’s too late and a person is dead — but researchers at Boston University are getting closer to making a ...

CLA doctors have found what may be an earlier and easier way to diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a disorder that is thought to affect some former football players and others with a ...

CTE stands for chronic traumatic encephalopathy. It's a brain disease caused by repeated head injuries that may include concussions. It mostly happens in athletes who play contact sports like football ...

(Boston)—While chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) cannot yet be diagnosed during life, a new study provides the best evidence to date that a commonly used brain imaging technique, magnetic ...

A debilitating brain disease caused by repeated head trauma can only be diagnosed once it’s too late and a person is dead — but researchers at Boston University are getting closer to making a ...