Document Type
Plan B - Open Access
Award Date
2019
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Biology and Microbiology
First Advisor
Greg Heiberger
Abstract
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a neuropathological disease that develops years after experiencing repetitive traumatic brain injuries. In recent years, this disease has been gaining recognition from professional, college, and high school teams that participate in contact sports. The purpose of this paper is to review available information about this neurodegenerative disease. Only limited published experiments are available on this disease. Research on CTE has been limited by the fact that patients can only be diagnosed with the disease by a post mortem autopsy. Many experiments were analyzed regarding different CTE pathologies, symptoms, and treatments. Articles used in this paper were restricted to only peer reviewed pieces. The outcome resulted in credible information about the disease, its neuropathy, and signs and symptoms, as well as possible treatment methods of the disease.
Format
application/pdf
Number of Pages
35
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Rights
Copyright © 2019 Karter Keefer
Recommended Citation
Keefer, Karter, "Pathogenesis of CTE: A Review of PTau, Lewy Bodies, and Cytokine Involvement in CTE" (2019). Biology and Microbiology Graduate Students Plan B Research Projects. 11.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/biomicro_plan-b/11
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Biology Commons, Microbiology Commons, Sports Sciences Commons