Frontline (TV Series)
League of Denial: The NFL's Concussion Crisis (2013)
Ann McKee: Self - Neuropathologist, BU CTE Center
Quotes
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Ann McKee - Neuropathologist, BU CTE Center : In, like, 20 spots in his frontal lobe. He's 21. He's so young. You know, that changes the game to me... Because he'd never had a diagnosed concussion, Dr. McKee suspected Thomas might have gotten CTE from the everyday sub-concussive hits that are an inherent part of the game... Those sub-concussive hits, those hits that don't even rise to the level of what we call a concussion, or symptoms, just playing the game can be dangerous.
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Ann McKee - Neuropathologist, BU CTE Center : I had an 18-year-old at that time. You know that that brain is supposed to be pristine. The fact that it was there, and he was only playing high school level sports, I mean, I think that's a cause for concern.
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Ann McKee - Neuropathologist, BU CTE Center : I think it's going to be a shockingly high percentage. I'm really wondering where this stops. I'm really wondering, on some level, if every single football player doesn't have this.
