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Ex-Chicago Bear Dave Duerson Was Right: He Had Brain Disease

Posted on May 4th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

It shouldn’t have been a surprise to anyone this week when researchers announced the findings of their examination of the brain tissue of ex-Chicago Bears star Dave Duerson: He had chronic traumatic encephalopathy. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/03/sports/football/03duerson.html?ref=sports CTE, as it is known, is the mentally debilitating disease that’s been found in the brains of nearly two dozen..
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