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According to the article, the doctors believed they had spotted CTE in a living person, and confirmed that their research was correct upon finding CTE after the
by elhudy 9y ago
According to the article, the doctors believed they had spotted CTE in a living person, and confirmed that their research was correct upon finding CTE after the person's death. I am having trouble understanding how finding CTE in an NFL linebacker after his death is valid confirmation that previous tests were accurate. What are the odds of finding CTE in an ex-NFL linebacker? One in two?
- dhimes 9y agoIt's not valid confirmation- the doc said this. He is working on a diagnosis and wasn't sure he was distinguishing between Alzheimer's and CTE. On death, he examined the subject and it was CTE. He's just announcing that result to those following the story. There's a lot more testing to do before he can claim diagnosis.