Medical Conditions in Former Professional American-Style Football Players Are Associated With Self-Reported Clinical Features of Traumatic Encephalopathy Syndrome.

Consensus criteria for traumatic encephalopathy syndrome (TES) specify that at least one core clinical feature of cognitive impairment (CI; e.g., difficulties with memory, executive function) or neurobehavioral dysregulation (ND; e.g., explosiveness, rage, and mood lability) be present and not fully accounted for by other health disorders. Associations between self-reported symptoms that mirror the core clinical features of TES-and how they may be related to concomitant medical conditions-remain unclear. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association of medical conditions and football exposures with TES clinical features (CI

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© Rachel Grashow and Shawn R. Eagle et al., 2024; Published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

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Dr. Zafonte reported receiving royalties from Springer/Demos publishing for serving as coeditor of the text Brain Injury Medicine; serving on the scientific advisory board of Myomo Inc, and onecare.ai Inc; evaluating patients in the Massachusetts General Hospital Brain and Body–TRUST Program, which is funded by the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA); and receiving grants from the NIH. Dr. Baggish has received funding from the NIH/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the NFLPA, and the American Heart Association and receives compensation for his role as team cardiologist from the U.S. Olympic Committee/U.S. Olympic Training Centers, U.S. Soccer, U.S. Rowing, the New England Patriots, the Boston Bruins, the New England Revolution, and Harvard University. Dr. Taylor reported receiving grants from the NFLPA outside the submitted work and grants from the NIH. Dr. Weisskopf reported receiving grants from the NFLPA and the NIH during the conduct of the study. Dr. Terry serves on the scientific advisory board for HitIQ and previously consulted for REACT Neuro, Inc. Dr. Grashow and Ms. Heather DiGregorio received grant funding from the NFLPA.