What is chronic traumatic encephalopathy?

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is characterized as the progressive degenerative disease of the brain. It is more prevalent in athletes with a history of repetitive brain trauma.

How do members experience chronic traumatic encephalopathy?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with chronic traumatic encephalopathy*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for chronic traumatic encephalopathy*

Who has chronic traumatic encephalopathy on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 1
40s 1
50s 9
60s 5
70+ 1

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 10
Female 7

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What is chronic traumatic encephalopathy?

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is characterized as the progressive degenerative disease of the brain. It is more prevalent in athletes with a history of repetitive brain trauma.



Common symptoms reported by people with chronic traumatic encephalopathy

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for chronic traumatic encephalopathy

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Compare treatments taken by people with chronic traumatic encephalopathy

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Who has chronic traumatic encephalopathy on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 9 say chronic traumatic encephalopathy is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 1
40s 1
50s 9
60s 5
70+ 1
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 0
20-29 years 1
30-39 years 2
40-49 years 2
50-59 years 2
60-69 years 1
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 10
Female 7

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 5
Not Diagnosed 3

These charts show data from chronic traumatic encephalopathy patients who have completed their condition history
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