Neurosurgery News - University of Pittsburgh Fall 2011

Dr Maroon and co-author Russell Blaylock MD summarize much of their landmark article on their proposed cause of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, better known as CTE.  First identified in professional football players the cause of CTE has lacked a clear explanation.  In the original article published in Surgical Neurology International in the summer of 2011, the authors link CTE to an inflammatory response of the brain due to traumatic injury as one possible mechanism. 

Read Summary Here –CTE Article Fall 2011