Extending the Range of Differential Diagnosis of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy of the Boxer: Insights from a Case Report

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Journal Dement Neuropsychol

Date 2018 Apr 24

PMID 29682240

Citations 2

Authors

Leonardo Caixeta

Iron Dangoni Filho

Rafael Dias de Sousa

Pedro Paulo Dias Soares

Andreia Costa Rabelo Mendonca

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Abstract

Sports activities associated with repetitive cranial trauma have become a fad and are popular in gyms and even among children. It is important to consistently characterize the consequences of such sports activities in order to better advise society on the real risks to the central nervous system. We present the case of a former boxer reporting cognitive and behavioral symptoms that began six years after his retirement as a boxer, evolving progressively with parkinsonian and cerebellar features suggestive of probable chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Using our case as a paradigm, we extended the range of differential diagnosis of CTE, including corticobasal degeneration, multiple system atrophy, vitamin B12 deficiency, neurosyphilis, frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

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