Younger Age of First Exposure to American Football is Associated with Worse Informant‐Reported Clinical Outcomes in Older Age
Younger AFE was associated with worse informant-reported clinical outcomes in older but not younger deceased football players, independent of tau. Youth exposure to RHI from football might decrease resilience to cope with neuropathologies later in life.
Authors
- Sharon Gil
- Joseph Palmisano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6000-3025)
- Robert C. Cantu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4300-4063)
- Bertrand R. Huber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5856-3477)
- Thor D. Stein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6954-4477)
- Christopher J. Nowinski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4378-6149)
- Ann C. McKee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2961-7488)
- Michael L. Alosco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8113-8428)
- Daniel H. Daneshvar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3691-9513)
- Robert A. Stern (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5008-077X)
- Brett Martin
- Yorghos Tripodis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2190-7608)
- Jesse Mez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1438-5442)
- Sophia Nosek
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- VA Boston Healthcare System (US)
- VA New England Healthcare System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.089438
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00