CHRONIC TRAUMATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY (CTE)
- November 3, 2020
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Subject : Science & tech
Context : It was reported that England World Cup winner Bobby Charlton, regarded England’s greatest, had developed dementia.
Concept :
- Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a disease that causes severe damage to the brain because of repeated head injuries and is linked to memory loss, depression and dementia.
- Dementia is a general term for loss of memory, language, problem-solving and other thinking abilities that are severe enough to interfere with daily life. Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia.