Does CTE cause the damage, exacerbate existing damage, is CTE really a syndrome/illness?
Just seems to me, and I’ve had 2 concussions and agree that getting your bell rung is never a good thing, that no one will benefit from bad science.
Well, no one will benefit except for the folks making money off it. Sigh.
CTE is a the result of cumulative damage over years. There may be a genetic component (like so much else) with some individuals being more likely to develop CTE as a consequence of repeated impacts than others. The presence of an APOE genotype (also associated with Alzheimers) being one identified possible risk factor.