Assessing clinicopathological correlation in chronic traumatic encephalopathy: rationale and methods for the UNITE study
Abstract
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a progressive neurodegeneration associated with repetitive head impacts. Understanding Neurologic Injury and Traumatic Encephalopathy (UNITE) is a U01 project recently funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering. The goal of the UNITE project is to examine the neuropathology and clinical presentation of brain donors designated as “at risk” for the development of CTE based on prior athletic or military exposure. Here, we present the rationale and methodology for UNITE.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Oct 12, 2015
- Source ID
- 10.1186/s13195-015-0148-8
Entities
People
- Alexandra P. Bourlas
- Ann C. Mckee
- Bobak Abdolmohammadi
- Brent M. Ardaugh
- Brett R. Martin
- Brian Fry
- Christine Chaisson
- Christopher J. Nowinski
- Daniel H Daneshvar
- Diane Dixon
- Douglas I. Katz
- Jason W. Adams
- Jesse Mez
- Joshua Kriegel
- Katharine J. Babcock
- Lauren Murphy
- Lee E. Goldstein
- Lisa Mchale
- Neil W. Kowall
- Patrick T. Kiernan
- Philip H. Montenigro
- Robert A. Stern
- Robert C. Cantu
- Thor D Stein
- Todd M. Solomon
- Victor E. Alvarez
- Yorghos Tripodis
- Zachary Papadopoulos
Organizations
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- National Institute on Aging
- National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment
- United States Department of Defense
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs