Landmark Study Supports Belief that Sub-Concussive Cause CTE

Feb 2, 2018

A recent study published last month presents the strongest case yet that repetitive hits to the head, which don't lead to actual concussions, can cause chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).   "We've had an inkling that sub-concussive hits — the ones that don't show neurological signs and symptoms — may be associated with CTE," says Dr. Lee E. Goldstein, an associate professor of psychiatry at the Boston University School of Medicine and the lead investigator on the study, told the med
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