Early Recognition of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy through FDDNP PET Imaging

Abstract

Blast injuries and other head injuries sustained in battle have been associated with the development of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Pathological series have indicated a characteristic feature of CTE is accumulation of tau protein in the brain. Until very recently, there has been no reliable way of measuring tau deposition in the brain during life.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1035996

Entities

People

  • Charles Bernick

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Biological Markers
  • Blast Injuries
  • Brain
  • Brain Injuries
  • Cerebellum
  • Chronic Encephalopathy
  • Detection
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Head Injuries
  • Measurement
  • Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Positron Emissions
  • Reaction Time
  • Recognition
  • Urban Areas

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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