January

CTE Awareness Day
2019

Please watch the wonderful video YahooNews created about CTE and our mission in Patrick’s memory. https://t.co/4ZgD6d1yfR
— StopCTE.org (@StopCTE) January 30, 2019

CTE,
Chronic
Traumatic
Encephalopathy,
is a
brain disease
that is
degenerative
and
progressive.

http://stopcte.org/whats-cte/

Will There Be
Justice For Braeden?

"The tragic death of Braeden Bradforth — which could and should have been avoided — raises questions... of reckless endangerment, led by head coach Jeff Sims," Eichner said. https://t.co/qcwetuwM4V #NOTONEMORE #FAMILY #BEHIP @lahriegirl
— Zach Martin Foundation (@zachmfoundation) December 8, 2018

Mother of deceased football player seeks answers | Local News | https://t.co/B8Mo1ciP1B https://t.co/eapYnqQROg pic.twitter.com/GXLlkP5fEQ
— Concerned Mom (@ConcernedMom9) January 3, 2019

Witnesses of August football practice at Garden City (Kansas) Community College tell of water withheld, players collapsing during repeated sprint drills, Coach Jeff Sims humiliating Braeden Bradforth as he struggled prior to exertional heat stroke death: https://t.co/JIwS8NHh6Z
— Irvin Muchnick (@irvmuch) January 2, 2019

Ohio Is Waking Up

#CTE bill honoring former local athlete who died passes Ohio legislature https://t.co/fP8CjC5G86
— Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) December 16, 2018

Ohio Gov Kasich just signed HB86 aka Cody’s Law which recognizes CTE Awareness Day as 1/30 in Ohio!!

This bill honors Ohio native Cody Hamblin, who died in 2015 & was found to have CTE from playing ?.

CTE Awareness Day was established by the families of @FacesofCTE in 2017.
— Kimberly Archie (@kimberlyarchie) December 19, 2018

Wisconsin Students
Get Out

Our latest: Concussion concerns prompt more Badgers players to leave football. Read here --> https://t.co/JWQpavFQfM
— WisconsinWatch.org (@WisWatch) December 16, 2018

Tackle football is a very damaging game. Glad these Badgers are putting their academic life and future careers first. https://t.co/PeyDUlNFIg
— Jim Hoffman (@JimH5) December 17, 2018

Still In Harm's Way
In Texas

https://t.co/9A5GXoDQOg Some people choose to ignore scientific evidence #Afterthecheeringstops #football #braininjury
— Cyndy Feasel □ (@CyndyFeasel) December 18, 2018

No Symptoms, No Problems?
Not So Fast.

Recurring Brain Trauma
"decrease(s) an individual’s ability to flexibly shift their mode of thinking
...even after general symptoms have subsided...
"We found that these decreases in performance are associated with changes in how the brain communicates information.”
Robert Ross, assistant professor of psychology.

Cognitive Impact of Multiple Concussions Can Persist in Young Adults https://t.co/sasx2Zr5Ms pic.twitter.com/6gJ8MBJimH
— Concerned Mom (@ConcernedMom9) December 24, 2018

Outreach & Prevention
In 2019

P-R-E-V-E-N-T-I-O-N : Medical advice against participation in activities with unreasonably high risk of brain injury is more efficacious and economical than treating post-concussion symptoms, whether real or imagined. pic.twitter.com/bQOFYtOgWD
— Kent Johnson (@37919KJ) December 22, 2018

New Year’s Resolution: Convince one stranger unknown to me to give up recurrent head trauma. #Rosenslegacy
— Stephen T Casper (@TheNeuroTimes) December 25, 2018

Insidious Influence

So to sum up... Clinicians knew before, knew during, and knew after that repeated concussions were bad between 1990 and 1997. They cited literature back to the 1970s making that case. The people involved then, are often people involved now. Who has lost objectivity? You tell me.
— Stephen T Casper (@TheNeuroTimes) December 22, 2018

This is what sequestration would mean in practical policy. This is the only effective remedy for the ethical problems posed by COIs. https://t.co/wBTLOhersO
— Daniel Goldberg (@prof_goldberg) December 22, 2018

"DATA WITHOUT ACTION IS DEAD INFORMATION."

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