TroutDog Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2020/09/02/quest-detect-cte-living-former-nfl-players-other-athletes/?no_nav=true&tid=a_classic-iphone&p9w22b2p=b2p22p9w00098 Interesting article chronicling a former player and a researcher pushing to find a valid test for the living which could eventually lead to drugs to help those with CTE. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 That will be a huge boon because then we can get the majority of this board tested. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroutDog Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 22 minutes ago, jeremy2020 said: That will be a huge boon because then we can get the majority of this board tested. Ha! 😃 I view this as exceedingly important as this is the one very real threats to the NFL and American Football in general. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 it would be good to test players before they are signed. I think many who have symptoms had them prior to NFL. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFT Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Right now, Neuroquant technology can help us see atrophied states in comparison. Through Duke and Wake Forest, we’re seeing incredible advancements in early detection of CTE and Alzheimer’s disease Through Neuroquant, but admittedly, it’s still VERY early. There’s so much emphasis on this and for good reason. Great post! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFT Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Limeaid said: it would be good to test players before they are signed. I think many who have symptoms had them prior to NFL. Absolutely. The “shake it off and get back in there” kids are the target audience. In a rough estimation, it’s suspected that nearly 65% of high school players transitioning to college have had either an unknown or undocumented concussion. Ask any scout, personnel guy or medical rep assigned to the transition (high school to college & college to Pros), and they’ll give you a well-rounded list of flags they look for. This is gaining more and more steam and rightfully so. What’s happening to these gentlemen after football, is horrific. It shouldn’t be a focus on the fame of the player. It truly needs to be a broad-based application. Really hoping for some big things over the next 2 years that are being worked on. the approval of Memantine to treat concussions and concussion-based atrophy was huge, as well. Big things!!!👍 Edited September 5, 2020 by DFT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 41 minutes ago, DFT said: Right now, Neuroquant technology can help us see atrophied states in comparison. Through Duke and Wake Forest, we’re seeing incredible advancements in early detection of CTE and Alzheimer’s disease Through Neuroquant, but admittedly, it’s still VERY early. There’s so much emphasis on this and for good reason. Great post! Yes, this is huge. Early detection for both of these diseases will help develop treatments for them, as right now treatments are hard to measure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroutDog Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Limeaid said: it would be good to test players before they are signed. I think many who have symptoms had them prior to NFL. Agreed. The article states that a few kids tested from HS had it and almost all from NCAA (of course they were all dead so the data is skewed). The beauty of a test would be to get a baseline and allow guys to make a decision as their careers progress. Then, many years down the line, hopefully there will be a medicine to aid them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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