By: Toby K.
In the article written by Bennet
Omalu, the doctor looked at a case study of a football player that had suffered
multiple concussions in order to determine if he had a terminal brain disease
called chronic traumatic encephalopathy(CTE). In the recent years there has
been a multitude of discussions on whether or not concussions can lead to CTE. The
national football league has been denying the link for years. Recently there
have been many retired athletes come out and say that the concussions they sustained
during their football career have led to CTE.
Recently there have been multiple
reports that are similar to the one written by Omalu. Personally, I agree with
all of these reports. I cannot see how sustaining concussions would not be
connected to terminal brain damage. If you are constantly getting nailed in the
head by another person, I don’t see how you wouldn’t have permanent brain
damage. It just has to be so likely to mess your brain up for the rest of your
life. Just imagine another giant human being running full speed and hitting you
in the head. Now imagine that happening a couple hundred, possibly even
thousand times and tell me that wouldn’t lead to long term cerebral damage.
Source URL: http://journals.lww.com/neurosurgery/Abstract/2005/07000/Chronic_Traumatic_Encephalopathy_in_a_National.21.aspx
Nice poster, we all know our brain is fantastic, since we have almost no idea with how really it works. I am surprise about the stable of brain. Hope the scientist developed it and discover more about our brain.
ReplyDeleteI hope scientists can actually find a way to figure how to prevent these injuries. Thanks for the comment
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This was a really interesting post. The image relates very nicely, and gives a great visual to the argument that you are making. I have heard about head injuries in football in the past, and I hope that one day there will be a way to stop these injuries from happening.
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