Study Cites This Condition As a Cause of Early-Onset Dementia

A recent study of 614 donated brains from people who were known to have repeated head impacts linked a condition called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) to dementia. The researchers ruled out other brain diseases before comparing them to 248 donors who did not have CTE. Those with CTE had a four times increased odds of having dementia. This research was published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association.

The Mayo Clinic cites repeated head injuries like concussions as a cause of CTE.