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Criminal Behavior?
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Hippocratic Hypocrisy
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Ignorance, Negligence, Obfuscation
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PREVENTION MUST BECOME A PRIORITY
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"Not only has this glorification of overcoming injury likely affected our concept of masculinity, it has the potential to worsen the lives of many athletes who strive to fit within this hypermasculine definition."
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“Cognitive deficits from concussions sustained in late childhood or early adolescence carry over into young adulthood. Caffey said their work thus far shows that participants experience inhibited brain function for an average of four years after their concussion.” |
“CTE is not seen outside of individuals with a history of exposure
to brain trauma, frequently from contact sports. A 2015 study by the Mayo Clinic could not find a single case of CTE in 198 control brains, including 33 who had a traumatic brain injury in their medical record.” |
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