TY - JOUR
T1 - Cleomedes of Astypalaea
T2 - A possible early sufferer of chronic traumatic encephalopathy
AU - Savica, Rodolfo
AU - Vaz Carneiro Filho, Mario Roberto
AU - Boes, Christopher J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2017/8
Y1 - 2017/8
N2 - Dementia pugilistica was the term adopted by H. Martland in 1928 to identify boxers with cognitive decline. In more recent years, the syndrome of dementia pugilistica with pathological correlates has been defined as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). A number of sportsmen have been recently diagnosed with CTE; and we may have identified an ancient Greek athlete of pankration who presented with the symptoms that have been associated with CTE. Our study reports the history and the known clinical information about Cleomedes of Astypalaea, possibly the first athlete ever affected by CTE.
AB - Dementia pugilistica was the term adopted by H. Martland in 1928 to identify boxers with cognitive decline. In more recent years, the syndrome of dementia pugilistica with pathological correlates has been defined as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). A number of sportsmen have been recently diagnosed with CTE; and we may have identified an ancient Greek athlete of pankration who presented with the symptoms that have been associated with CTE. Our study reports the history and the known clinical information about Cleomedes of Astypalaea, possibly the first athlete ever affected by CTE.
KW - Chronic traumatic encephalopathy
KW - Dementia pugilistica
KW - Head trauma
KW - History
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jocn.2017.04.040
DO - 10.1016/j.jocn.2017.04.040
M3 - Article
C2 - 28511970
AN - SCOPUS:85018904424
SN - 0967-5868
VL - 42
SP - 193
EP - 195
JO - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
JF - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
ER -