Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: Basic Issues to Consider in Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation

By Gregory Kendall, of Porter Rennie Woodard Kendall LLP   Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative condition that causes changes in behavior, cognition and mood in individuals with a history of repeated blows to the head. It was first studied in the early 20th Century in professional boxers and referred to as “punch drunk syndrome” or dementia pugilistica. The diagnosis has gained recent attention in the media as the subject of various lawsuits brought by contact s