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To: Boogieman

Thanks. I have a “thing” about the use of initials to describe medical conditions. I have a sister who does it all the time, and I think it gives her a sense of being “in the know.”


11 posted on 12/14/2021 11:49:56 AM PST by Steve_Seattle
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To: Steve_Seattle

Tell her she reminds you of the lady in Animal House spelling PIG.


25 posted on 12/14/2021 12:28:09 PM PST by alternatives?
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To: Steve_Seattle

Sadly, it appears to be progressive and eventually fatal:

https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/what-is-dementia/related_conditions/chronic-traumatic-encephalopathy-(cte)

I just learned something new:

“CTE was previously known as “punch drunk” syndrome and dementia pugilistica. But these terms are no longer used because it’s now known that the condition is not limited to ex-boxers.”
Link: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/chronic-traumatic-encephalopathy/


28 posted on 12/14/2021 12:30:04 PM PST by CatHerd (And we are put on earth a little space, That we may learn to bear the beams of love - William Blake)
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