New Scan May Enable Better Diagnosis, Treatment for Athletes’ Brain Damage
By Chloe Bennett
JEFFREY BROWN:
Until now, CTE has only been identified postmortem in autopsies by looking at cross-sections of the brain.
Wayne Clark, a backup quarterback with the San Diego Chargers in the '70s, is one of the players who participated. He has mild memory loss.
WAYNE CLARK, former National Football League player: When I first saw the scan, I thought, whoa, that looks pretty extensive. I know recalling names which I recall used to be pretty easy for me and so forth. And now I go through stages where I think, ooh, how come I can't remember that? And I am — always wondered, are these age-related or are they concussion-related?
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