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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Arquivos Brasileiros de Neurocirurgia: Brazilian Neurosurgery 2022; 41(04): e362-e367
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1749350
Review Article

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in Sports Practice: A Literature Review

Encefalopatia traumática crônica na prática de esportes: Uma revisão da literatura
Luiz Henrique Salamoni Abad 
1   Neurosurgery, Monte Sinai Hospital in Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil
,
Ruan Teixeira Lessa 
2   Faculty of Medicine (FAME), Presidente Antônio Carlos University Center (UNIPAC-JF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil
,
Francielle Bianca Moreira de Mesquita 
2   Faculty of Medicine (FAME), Presidente Antônio Carlos University Center (UNIPAC-JF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil
,
Vitória Leite Silva 
2   Faculty of Medicine (FAME), Presidente Antônio Carlos University Center (UNIPAC-JF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil
,
Marcelo Ribeiro Cesar 
2   Faculty of Medicine (FAME), Presidente Antônio Carlos University Center (UNIPAC-JF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil
,
Tayná Beato Ferreira 
2   Faculty of Medicine (FAME), Presidente Antônio Carlos University Center (UNIPAC-JF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil
,
Ana Julia Rodrigues da Costa 
2   Faculty of Medicine (FAME), Presidente Antônio Carlos University Center (UNIPAC-JF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil
,
Thales Nascimento Buzan 
3   Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil
,
Nathália Barbosa do Espírito Santo Mendes 
1   Neurosurgery, Monte Sinai Hospital in Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil
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Abstract

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative syndrome caused by repetitive and cumulative head trauma. Due to the widespread practice of contact and collision sports, a discussion of the long-term repercussions of repeated head trauma is imperative. The present literature review, performed through the SciELO, PUBMED, and BVS-Bireme databases, includes studies conducted since the year 2000, which established the relationship between CTE and the practice of sports. The diagnosis of CTE was notably present in individuals practicing sports that involve repeated traumatic brain injuries. The noticeable changes triggered by CTE include a series of clinical and neuropathological manifestations that can help in the differentiation from other tauopathies.

Resumo

A encefalopatia traumática crônica (ETC) é uma síndrome neurodegenerativa causada por traumatismo craniano repetitivo e cumulativo. Com a prática disseminada de esportes de contato, torna-se importante discutir as repercussões a longo prazo de traumatismos cranianos repetidos. A presente revisão da literatura, executada através das bases de dados SciELO, PUBMED e BVS-Bireme, inclui estudos realizados desde o ano de 2000 que estabeleceram a relação entre a ETC e a prática de esportes. O diagnóstico de ETC esteve notadamente presente em indivíduos praticantes de esportes que envolvem repetidas lesões cerebrais traumáticas. As alterações perceptíveis desencadeadas pela ETC incluem uma série de manifestações clínicas e neuropatológicas, que podem auxiliar na diferenciação de outras tauopatias.

Keywords

traumatic brain injuries - brain concussion - chronic traumatic encephalopathy - tauopathies

Palavras-chave

lesões cerebrais traumáticas - concussão cerebral - encefalopatia traumática crônica - tauopatias


Publication History

Received: 05 June 2021

Accepted: 25 April 2022

Article published online:
07 July 2022

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