Dr. Ann McKee, Director of the VA-BU-CLF Brain Bank, explains what CTE is, what causes it, how it spreads, its symptoms, and how the disease is diagnosed.
Credit: the Concussion Legacy Foundation
About the author: Ann McKee, MD
Ann McKee, MD is the chief neuropathologist for the Framingham Heart Study and the Boston University-based Centenarian Study. She is also the chief neuropathologist for the Boston-based Veterans Administration Medical Centers and for the Sports Legacy Institute.
