New York Times (subscription required) Ann McKee, School of Medicine Robert Stern, School of Medicine In a small room banked by refrigerators of preserved brains, a pathologist held a specimen up to the light in frank admiration… View full article quoting experts Ann McKee and Robert Stern View full article
In the new movie “Concussion” starring Will Smith, the NFL is put under a microscope… Expert quote: “We see this in individuals who have had repetitive head injuries, usually over a long period of time. Individuals with CTE usually experience cognitive problems — memory lapses or behavioral symptoms like depression and irritability.” View full article
Associated Press Ann McKee, School of Medicine An NFL official has acknowledged a link between football and the brain disease CTE for the first time… View full article referencing expert Ann McKee View full article referencing Dr. Ann McKee
Associated Press Ann McKee, School of Medicine Former Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler, the late NFL MVP and Super Bowl winner who is a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, has been diagnosed with the brain disease CTE, Boston University researchers said Wednesday… Expert quote: Expert quote: “We’ve now found CTE in former […]
The case of college football player Michael Keck has added more fuel to the fire about whether young children should play football… Expert quote: “I was surprised how extensive it was. I have never seen this (brain) pathology in someone under the age of 30.” View full article
When Michael Keck was hospitalized with a heart infection at 25 years old, he asked his wife to donate his brain to a brain bank for research when he died… Expert quote: “I’m always surprised to see this type of disease in someone so young. At age 25, brains can still be developing, pruning synapses. […]
Former football player Michael Keck knew something was going wrong with his brain… Expert quote: “It was the worst CTE I’ve seen in an individual this young. It was quite widespread.” View full article
Former Missouri State linebacker Michael Keck quit football after three years of Division 1 play and might have faded into obscurity… Expert quote: “This is a relatively understudied disease. But the loss of memory, the behavioral problems, the depression, the difficulties with learning and planning can and do affect all kinds of athletes, both professional […]
Will Smith’s new movie leaves out one crucial element: Dr. Ann McKee… View full article featuring expert Ann McKee
Dr. Ann McKee, Neuropathology Core Director and Associate Director of the Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center/ CTE Program along with colleagues published a paper introducing evidence from their first NINDS/NIBIB consensus meeting that defined neuropathological criteria for the diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Click here for full publication