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Cleomedes of Astypalaea: A possible early sufferer of chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Highlights • The first description of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) may be reported centuries before the original description of the 20s. • The Greek historian Pausanias may have reported the first case of CTE around 174 AD. • Cleomedes of Astypalaea was an athlete involved in “Pankration”...
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Published in: | Journal of clinical neuroscience 2017-08, Vol.42, p.193-195 |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | Highlights • The first description of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) may be reported centuries before the original description of the 20s. • The Greek historian Pausanias may have reported the first case of CTE around 174 AD. • Cleomedes of Astypalaea was an athlete involved in “Pankration” (similar to the moder mixed martial arts) that may have experienced symptoms of CTE. |
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ISSN: | 0967-5868 1532-2653 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jocn.2017.04.040 |