NFL’s Duerson Had Brain Damage at Suicide

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When NFL great Dave Duerson killed himself in February, he had “moderately advanced” brain damage from years of blows to the head—an “indisputable” diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, according to a Boston University center that studies pro athletes. Duerson’s CTE affected “judgment, inhibition, impulse control, mood, and memory,” according…

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