January 2020 PMID 31199537

Association between contact sports participation and chronic traumatic encephalopathy: a retrospective cohort study.

Kevin F Bieniek, Melissa M Blessing, Michael G Heckman, Nancy N Diehl, Amanda M Serie, Michael A Paolini, Bradley F Boeve, Rodolfo Savica, R Ross Reichard, Dennis W Dickson

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Several discussions highlighted specific findings from the study, such as the greater prevalence of CTE in athletes, especially in American football, and the suggestion to prioritize regulatory reforms to mitigate head trauma. Phrases like 'disconcerting data' and 'good evidence' reflect concern and recognition of the study's importance, contributing to the overall sentiment of urgency and significance relating to CTE in contact sports.

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Most discussions reflect a moderate agreement with the study’s findings regarding CTE and contact sports.

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There is strong interest in the topic, as evidenced by numerous users discussing the implications of the findings.

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While some posts raise concerns and discuss details, the overall engagement remains somewhat superficial.

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Participants perceive the findings as having significant implications for public health and sports regulation.

Abstract in brief

  • Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is linked to repeated brain injuries from contact sports, but its occurrence in diverse populations, particularly among amateur athletes, remains unclear.
  • Researchers analyzed 2,566 autopsies, identifying 300 athletes and 450 non-athletes, and found tau pathology consistent with CTE in 42 individuals, predominantly men.
  • The study revealed that CTE was more common in athletes, especially American football players, and was associated with higher rates of dementia and other mental health issues, highlighting the need for more research on its public health implications.

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Dr Willie Stewart
@WillStewNeuro · X

Interesting autopsy data. Setting aside many study limitations + invention of an entity 'features of CTE': - low overall #CTE rates at 2.8% cohort - CTE in 5% athletes and in 1.3% non-athletes - higher dementia in CTE+ve, but also 10 years older at death https://t.co/cOq9W1JNuG

Jun 22, 2019 · 27 likes · 12 shares · 6,308 followers View post →
Wiley Neuro
@WileyNeuro · X

Newly accepted in Brain Pathology: A study on the association between contact sports participation and chronic traumatic encephalopathy https://t.co/mLxhGbGTrI https://t.co/cLb6octX2J

Jul 1, 2019 · 8 likes · 4 shares · 141,036 followers View post →
Chris Nowinski, Ph.D.
@ChrisNowinski1 · X

@Scienceofsport @WorldRugby Just realized the "no-TBI" reference in the title is wrong. See table below: 12.7% of male no-sport group (& 11.2% female in ST2) had a prior "head injury". How can I make a formal complaint? How will you fix the video & alert misled attendees? Standing by https://t.co/hBwqvvGCHK https://t.co/nnReCxYZaf

Nov 14, 2022 · 7 likes · 6 shares · 61,543 followers View post →
SAVE YOUTH
@saveyouthfbca · X

No on #AB734. “associations between

Apr 1, 2023 · 7 likes · 1,702 followers View post →
Dr. Carrie Esopenko
@cesopenko · X

Association between contact sports participation and chronic traumatic encephalopathy: a retrospective cohort study https://t.co/R6RrzdRI7t

Jun 18, 2019 · 4 likes · 1,377 followers View post →
Kent Johnson
@37919KJ · X

"In multivariable analysis (Table 3, Supplementary Fig. 1), football was the only sport significantly associated with increased odds of combined CTE pathology in males." https://t.co/BL70GwyVO4

Jun 20, 2019 · 4 likes · 4 shares · 866 followers View post →

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ron batagol
@medpregbatagol · X

On social media, quite a bit of scepticism about the association between contact sports participation with a history of repetitive head impacts, and the subsequent diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy(CTE)- it’s well documente! (eg.see: https://t.co/WLJEeDfz1O|)

Apr 20, 2023 · 184 followers View post →
SAVE YOUTH
@saveyouthfbca · X

No on #AB734. “associations between

Apr 1, 2023 · 7 likes · 1,702 followers View post →
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@NaronChris · X

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Apr 1, 2023 · 1 share · 157 followers View post →
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Ban youth

Mar 31, 2023 · 1 like · 1 share · 1,702 followers View post →
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@CoachPeteBellWU @CoachJimmyTX https://t.co/ZsTACwGo8I

Mar 26, 2023 · 1 like · 1,702 followers View post →
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@CoachJimmyTX https://t.co/ZsTACwGo8I

Mar 26, 2023 · 1 like · 1,702 followers View post →
YouthFootballOnline
@Youth_Football · X

RT @saveyouthfbca: More reason NOT to ban youth

Mar 19, 2023 · 2 shares · 6,496 followers View post →
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RT @saveyouthfbca: More reason NOT to ban youth

Mar 19, 2023 · 2 shares · 1,277 followers View post →
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@saveyouthfbca · X

More reason NOT to ban youth

Mar 19, 2023 · 3 likes · 2 shares · 1,702 followers View post →
Gary Turner
@SmilerTurner · X

RT @ChrisNowinski1: @Scienceofsport @WorldRugby Just realized the "no-TBI" reference in the title is wrong. See table below: 12.7% of male…

Nov 15, 2022 · 6 shares · 2,526 followers View post →
Alix Popham
@AlixPopham · X

RT @ChrisNowinski1: @Scienceofsport @WorldRugby Just realized the "no-TBI" reference in the title is wrong. See table below: 12.7% of male…

Nov 15, 2022 · 6 shares · 5,771 followers View post →
Ben Robinson
@peterrobinson86 · X

RT @ChrisNowinski1: @Scienceofsport @WorldRugby Just realized the "no-TBI" reference in the title is wrong. See table below: 12.7% of male…

Nov 15, 2022 · 6 shares · 6,726 followers View post →
Dr Willie Stewart
@WillStewNeuro · X

RT @ChrisNowinski1: @Scienceofsport @WorldRugby Just realized the "no-TBI" reference in the title is wrong. See table below: 12.7% of male…

Nov 15, 2022 · 6 shares · 6,308 followers View post →
Adam J White
@adamjohnwhite · X

RT @ChrisNowinski1: @Scienceofsport @WorldRugby Just realized the "no-TBI" reference in the title is wrong. See table below: 12.7% of male…

Nov 15, 2022 · 6 shares · 2,542 followers View post →
NFLCSFacts
@NFLObjectors · X

RT @ChrisNowinski1: @Scienceofsport @WorldRugby Just realized the "no-TBI" reference in the title is wrong. See table below: 12.7% of male…

Nov 14, 2022 · 6 shares · 1,931 followers View post →
Chris Nowinski, Ph.D.
@ChrisNowinski1 · X

@Scienceofsport @WorldRugby Just realized the "no-TBI" reference in the title is wrong. See table below: 12.7% of male no-sport group (& 11.2% female in ST2) had a prior "head injury". How can I make a formal complaint? How will you fix the video & alert misled attendees? Standing by https://t.co/hBwqvvGCHK https://t.co/nnReCxYZaf

Nov 14, 2022 · 7 likes · 6 shares · 61,543 followers View post →
Michael Nakatani
@n1njaturtle99 · X

@LazyLeftyOG @Thehatedshark https://t.co/d0tTOcqYpi this one breaks it down pretty deep.

Jul 5, 2022 · 2,358 followers View post →
Mr Smith
@WestwoodParking · X

@DamienPatrick @luv4uneedit4me @2LarryJohnson7 I should have said recent, not most recent. https://t.co/4jiTexzo9Y

Nov 8, 2020 · 14,137 followers View post →
Marnix Jansen
@jansen_marnix · X

Disconcerting data from an autopsy cohort on the relationship between contact sports, repeated brain injury, and chronic traumatic encelopathy. https://t.co/MgNhTF9Ozk

Jan 31, 2020 · 1 like · 2,896 followers View post →
Andrew Gao
@afgao · X

RT @brainpathol: Top 10 Most Accessed 2019 #OpenAccess: Bieniek, @DrMMB, and colleagues investigate the association between contact sports…

Jan 31, 2020 · 1 share · 1,764 followers View post →
Brain Pathology
@brainpathol · X

Top 10 Most Accessed 2019 #OpenAccess: Bieniek, @DrMMB, and colleagues investigate the association between contact sports participation and #CTE @MayoClinic @MayoClinicPath #neuropath https://t.co/BQLW4gFMsP https://t.co/L04JxiDiIM

Jan 31, 2020 · 2 likes · 1 share · 2,103 followers View post →
James Smoliga, DVM, PhD
@jsmoliga · X

4b/ A 2019 @MayoClinic / @uthsc study in found athletes who tested positive for CTE had significantly greater psychosis, movement disorders, and dementia compared to those who did not. Alzado's quote is eerily consistent w/ those signs/symptoms. https://t.co/vjeea0nCSS

Jan 29, 2020 · 3 likes · 21,521 followers View post →
Datalys Center
@DatalysCenter · X

With #football season right around the corner, read up on #CTE today! https://t.co/6QXTrZ7xng

Jul 18, 2019 · 613 followers View post →
peter85
@petew77 · X

RT @wileyneurosci: Newly accepted in Brain Pathology: A study on the association between contact sports participation and chronic traumatic…

Jul 1, 2019 · 4 shares · 207 followers View post →
Vanessa I. Monell (Ella, She/Her)
@SraMonell · X

RT @wileyneurosci: Newly accepted in Brain Pathology: A study on the association between contact sports participation and chronic traumatic…

Jul 1, 2019 · 4 shares · 1,051 followers View post →
RightEye LLC
@righteyeinsight · X

RT @wileyneurosci: Newly accepted in Brain Pathology: A study on the association between contact sports participation and chronic traumatic…

Jul 1, 2019 · 4 shares · 936 followers View post →
Wiley Neuro
@WileyNeuro · X

Newly accepted in Brain Pathology: A study on the association between contact sports participation and chronic traumatic encephalopathy https://t.co/mLxhGbGTrI https://t.co/cLb6octX2J

Jul 1, 2019 · 8 likes · 4 shares · 141,036 followers View post →
Thomas Bottiglieri
@DocBottsNY · X

Good evidence of increased CTE in American Football

Jun 23, 2019 · 3 likes · 1,223 followers View post →
John Beattie
@JohnRossBeattie · X

RT @WillStewNeuro: Interesting autopsy data. Setting aside many study limitations + invention of an entity 'features of CTE': - low overall…

Jun 23, 2019 · 12 shares · 34,217 followers View post →
Jamie Beck
@JBSportRad · X

RT @WillStewNeuro: Interesting autopsy data. Setting aside many study limitations + invention of an entity 'features of CTE': - low overall…

Jun 23, 2019 · 12 shares · 382 followers View post →
Connor lynes
@con_lynes · X

RT @WillStewNeuro: Interesting autopsy data. Setting aside many study limitations + invention of an entity 'features of CTE': - low overall…

Jun 23, 2019 · 12 shares · 10,527 followers View post →
Matthew
@AttwoodMJ · X

RT @WillStewNeuro: Interesting autopsy data. Setting aside many study limitations + invention of an entity 'features of CTE': - low overall…

Jun 23, 2019 · 12 shares · 776 followers View post →
Uzma Samadani
@DrSamadani · X

RT @WillStewNeuro: Interesting autopsy data. Setting aside many study limitations + invention of an entity 'features of CTE': - low overall…

Jun 22, 2019 · 12 shares · 2,819 followers View post →
Alan Carson
@AlanCarson15 · X

RT @WillStewNeuro: Interesting autopsy data. Setting aside many study limitations + invention of an entity 'features of CTE': - low overall…

Jun 22, 2019 · 12 shares · 4,829 followers View post →
Dr. Selene Parekh
@seleneparekhmd · X

RT @WillStewNeuro: Interesting autopsy data. Setting aside many study limitations + invention of an entity 'features of CTE': - low overall…

Jun 22, 2019 · 12 shares · 6,362 followers View post →
Jesse Morse, M.D.
@DrJesseMorse · X

RT @WillStewNeuro: Interesting autopsy data. Setting aside many study limitations + invention of an entity 'features of CTE': - low overall…

Jun 22, 2019 · 12 shares · 146,912 followers View post →
Dr. Dale Forsdyke
@forsdyke_dale · X

RT @WillStewNeuro: Interesting autopsy data. Setting aside many study limitations + invention of an entity 'features of CTE': - low overall…

Jun 22, 2019 · 12 shares · 1,672 followers View post →
Greg Ransom
@GregRansom · X

Association between contact sports participation and chronic traumatic encephalopathy: a retrospective cohort study https://t.co/Awt7NeLVbc

Jun 22, 2019 · 604 followers View post →
Greg Ransom
@GregRansom · X

RT @WillStewNeuro: Interesting autopsy data. Setting aside many study limitations + invention of an entity 'features of CTE': - low overall…

Jun 22, 2019 · 12 shares · 604 followers View post →
Dr Willie Stewart
@WillStewNeuro · X

Interesting autopsy data. Setting aside many study limitations + invention of an entity 'features of CTE': - low overall #CTE rates at 2.8% cohort - CTE in 5% athletes and in 1.3% non-athletes - higher dementia in CTE+ve, but also 10 years older at death https://t.co/cOq9W1JNuG

Jun 22, 2019 · 27 likes · 12 shares · 6,308 followers View post →
Tony Medina
@thetonymedina · X

RT @37919KJ: "In multivariable analysis (Table 3, Supplementary Fig. 1), football was the only sport significantly associated with increase…

Jun 21, 2019 · 4 shares · 352 followers View post →
Lloyd A Knudson
@LloydMSATC · X

RT @ConcernedMom9: "... we identified specific athletic activities, such as American football, that were more strongly associated with CTE…

Jun 21, 2019 · 2 shares · 1,857 followers View post →
Concerned Mom
@ConcernedMom9 · X

"As our data suggests associations between football and CTE are strongest for participation beyond high school, it may be prudent to prioritize regulatory reform mitigating head trauma at the collegiate and professional levels." (@kimberlyarchie Hmm ...) https://t.co/jaYnJZZQSp

Jun 21, 2019 · 3,311 followers View post →
Kimberly Archie
@kimberlyarchie · X

RT @ConcernedMom9: "... we identified specific athletic activities, such as American football, that were more strongly associated with CTE…

Jun 21, 2019 · 2 shares · 5,324 followers View post →
Kimberly Archie
@kimberlyarchie · X

RT @ConcernedMom9: @37919KJ “Features of CTE” was used to designate cases with multiple lesions suggestive of CTE pathology without fitting…

Jun 21, 2019 · 2 shares · 5,324 followers View post →
Concerned Mom
@ConcernedMom9 · X

"... we identified specific athletic activities, such as American football, that were more strongly associated with CTE pathology compared to other sports, and within football, a dose-response relationship between exposure and CTE pathogenesis." https://t.co/jaYnJZZQSp

Jun 21, 2019 · 3 likes · 2 shares · 3,311 followers View post →
Kimberly Archie
@kimberlyarchie · X

RT @ConcernedMom9: "Alternatively, features of CTE may represent the earliest emergence of CTE pathology, perhaps at a latent or prodromal…

Jun 21, 2019 · 1 share · 5,324 followers View post →
Kimberly Archie
@kimberlyarchie · X

RT @ConcernedMom9: "largest neuropathological assessment of CTE in an autopsy series to date, there are several limitations. First, assessm…

Jun 21, 2019 · 1 share · 5,324 followers View post →
Concerned Mom
@ConcernedMom9 · X

"brain autopsies by nature are elected by the family or physician and as such represent convenience sampling (notably, autopsy randomization sampling is infeasible in practice)" https://t.co/jaYnJZZQSp

Jun 21, 2019 · 3,311 followers View post →
Concerned Mom
@ConcernedMom9 · X

"we cannot rule out the possibility of sports participation in non-athletes that was omitted in obituary and yearbook sources or the possibility of repetitive head trauma sustained from other non-sport-related or non-military-related sources" https://t.co/jaYnJZZQSp

Jun 21, 2019 · 3,311 followers View post →
Concerned Mom
@ConcernedMom9 · X

"Next-of-kin interviews were not possible as contact information was inaccessible for this study." https://t.co/jaYnJZZQSp

Jun 21, 2019 · 3,311 followers View post →
Concerned Mom
@ConcernedMom9 · X

"ascertainment of participation in contact sports was based on available information that was collected retrospectively from online obituaries and high school yearbooks, as opposed to prospective data collection or interviews" https://t.co/jaYnJZZQSp

Jun 21, 2019 · 3,311 followers View post →
Concerned Mom
@ConcernedMom9 · X

"largest neuropathological assessment of CTE in an autopsy series to date, there are several limitations. First, assessment of sports participation in females was more restricted compared to males" https://t.co/jaYnJZZQSp

Jun 21, 2019 · 1 share · 3,311 followers View post →
Concerned Mom
@ConcernedMom9 · X

"Alternatively, features of CTE may represent the earliest emergence of CTE pathology, perhaps at a latent or prodromal disease state, which marks the beginning of this progressive tauopathy below the threshold of current criteria ..." https://t.co/jaYnJZZQSp

Jun 21, 2019 · 1 share · 3,311 followers View post →
Concerned Mom
@ConcernedMom9 · X

"More exhaustive sampling and sectioning might assist in adjudicating whether cases with features of CTE are in fact CTE-positive." https://t.co/jaYnJZZQSp

Jun 21, 2019 · 3,311 followers View post →
Michael Kasdan
@michaelkasdan · X

RT @ConcernedMom9: @37919KJ “Features of CTE” was used to designate cases with multiple lesions suggestive of CTE pathology without fitting…

Jun 20, 2019 · 2 shares · 4,862 followers View post →
Concerned Mom
@ConcernedMom9 · X

@37919KJ “Features of CTE” was used to designate cases with multiple lesions suggestive of CTE pathology without fitting all parts of the criteria verbatim, exclusive of Alzheimer-type pathology and aging-related tau astrogliopathy." https://t.co/jaYnJZZQSp

Jun 20, 2019 · 3 likes · 2 shares · 3,311 followers View post →
Concerned Mom
@ConcernedMom9 · X

RT @37919KJ: "In multivariable analysis (Table 3, Supplementary Fig. 1), football was the only sport significantly associated with increase…

Jun 20, 2019 · 4 shares · 3,311 followers View post →
Kimberly Archie
@kimberlyarchie · X

RT @37919KJ: "In multivariable analysis (Table 3, Supplementary Fig. 1), football was the only sport significantly associated with increase…

Jun 20, 2019 · 4 shares · 5,324 followers View post →
Kent Johnson
@37919KJ · X

"In multivariable analysis (Table 3, Supplementary Fig. 1), football was the only sport significantly associated with increased odds of combined CTE pathology in males." https://t.co/BL70GwyVO4

Jun 20, 2019 · 4 likes · 4 shares · 866 followers View post →
Concerned Mom
@ConcernedMom9 · X

"Cases with chronic traumatic encephalopathy pathology had higher frequencies of antemortem clinical features of dementia, psychosis, movement disorders, and alcohol abuse compared to cases without chronic traumatic encephalopathy pathology." https://t.co/jaYnJZZQSp

Jun 20, 2019 · 1 like · 3,311 followers View post →
Concerned Mom
@ConcernedMom9 · X

Association between contact sports participation and chronic traumatic encephalopathy: a retrospective cohort study - Bieniek - - Brain Pathology - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/b81Z5u0Ci2

Jun 20, 2019 · 3,311 followers View post →
Dr. Bill Timmer
@BillTimmerPhD · X

Just in case you have any doubts about CTE and football, see: "Association between contact sports participation and chronic traumatic encephalopathy: a retrospective cohort study." Accepted for publication: Brain Pathology; https://t.co/5WCDiIWtL4

Jun 18, 2019 · 1 like · 689 followers View post →
Dr. Carrie Esopenko
@cesopenko · X

Association between contact sports participation and chronic traumatic encephalopathy: a retrospective cohort study https://t.co/R6RrzdRI7t

Jun 18, 2019 · 4 likes · 1,377 followers View post →
Melissa M. Blessing
@DrMMB · X

Hot off the press! #neuropath #CTE Association between contact sports participation and chronic traumatic encephalopathy: a retrospective cohort study - Bieniek - - Brain Pathology - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/VBr0hC6sZB

Jun 18, 2019 · 2 likes · 1,445 followers View post →