Questions & Answers

1. What is a concussion?
   
   Type of traumatic brain injury resulting from a blow, hit or jolt that causes the head and brain to move rapidly back and forth.
   
   
2. How is CTE diagnosed?
   
   CTE can only be diagnosed after death by postmortem neuropathological analysis. There is no current way to use brain imaging to diagnose CTE.
   
   
3. Is there a cure for CTE?
   
   At this time, there is no current cure for CTE. However, symptoms such as anxiety and depression can be treated independently.
   
   
4. Can you get CTE from only one hit to the head?
   
   More researchers believe that CTE is caused by repetitive brain trauma. The number as well as the type of blows, hits, or jolts to the head needed to trigger degenerative changes of the brain is unknown currently. Other factors such as genetics may play a role.
   
   
5. What safety measures can I take to prevent CTE in sport?
   
   Ensuring you have proper and up-to-date safety equipment and that that equipment is secured. If it is a contact sport, limiting contact during practice and learning specific techniques on how to avoid potential concussions/ head trauma.
   
   
6. How to determine CTE in a loved one and when to see a physician?
   
   Although CTE is nearly impossible to self diagnose due to its fluctuating symptoms which appear later on in life with no distinct timeline, there are severe symptoms that warrant seeing a physician. These include suicidal thoughts, memory problems, and personality or mood changes especially when head trauma has occurred recently or previously in life. If any of these symptoms occur, you should definitely consult a physician immediately.

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