A gritty left winger, Simon fought more than 100 times and accumulated 1,824 penalty minutes as a professional.

World-renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu believes OJ Simpson suffers from CTE. The film "Concussion" was inspired by his discovery of CTE in NFL players. More from Science World ...

Aaron Hernandez's family requested that his brain be given to Boston University researchers The brain of Aaron Hernandez will be donated to an academic center that studies traumatic brain injuries ...

We initially believed it was simply an inability to adjust to ‘normal’ life after ... suffering from the symptoms of CTE due to the repeated trauma his brain and body endured over 11 seasons ...

A new study released by the department of Veterans Affairs and Boston University found that 87 of 91 deceased NFL players who were tested were found to have the brain disease CTE. The NFL released ...

A neuropathological examination of Adams' brain following his death revealed he had stage 2 CTE, Dr. Ann McKee, a neuropathologist and director of Boston University's CTE Center, said in a ...

While most cases are mild, repetitive injuries—like those common in contact sports and military service—can lead to chronic traumatic encephalopathy ... to normal, but the brain becomes ...

Chronic traumatic brain injury or chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is considered by some authorities to be the most serious health problem in modern day boxing. 1 The condition is often referred ...

Former West Brom and England striker Jeff Astle was found to have died from CTE after a re-examination of his brain in 2014 CTE is the disease discovered by Dr Bennet Omalu in American football ...

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is defined by the Mayo Clinic as "brain degeneration likely caused by repeated head traumas." The term is often used to describe a wide variety of brain disorders ...