[DOC] [TLE] What Is CTE? | Brain Injury Research Institute [PAR] It is a progressive degenerative disease which afflicts the brain of people who 
have ... as athletes who take part in contact sports, members of the military and 
others. ... The symptoms of CTE can be debilitating and may have life-changing 
effects for ... and depression, difficult with balance, and a gradual onset of 
dementia. [DOC] [TLE] Chronic traumatic encephalopathy - Wikipedia [PAR] Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a progressive degenerative disease 
found in people who have had a severe blow or repeated blows to the head. The 
disease was previously called dementia pugilistica (DP), i.e. .... CTE was first 
recognized as affecting individuals who took considerable blows to the head, but 
was... [DOC] [TLE] Dementia pugilistica - Wikipedia [PAR] Dementia pugilistica (DP) is a type of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a 
neurodegenerative disease with features of dementia. DP may affect amateur or 
professional boxers, wrestlers as well as athletes in other sports who suffer 
concussions. DP is also called chronic boxer's encephalopathy, traumatic boxer's 
... Because of the concern that boxing may cause DP, there is a movement... [DOC] [TLE] Frequently Asked Questions  CTE Center | Boston University [PAR] CTE has been known to affect boxers since the 1920's (when it was termed 
punch drunk syndrome or dementia pugilistica). ... CTE is not limited to 
professional athletes; it has also been found in athletes who did not play sports 
after high school or ... These symptoms often begin years, or even decades after 
the last brain... [DOC] [TLE] The FRONTLINE Interview: Dr. Bennet Omalu | League of Denial ... [PAR] So I came in, I parked, and I walked through people, and I got into the office, and I 
asked ... establishing that brain damage is an occupational hazard of contact 
sports. .... I chose to show it to Dr. Hamilton, and I called Dr. Hamilton, stopped 
over. .... Rather than calling it dementia pugilistica, call it CTE, because you 
cannot be... [DOC] [TLE] Dementia: Hope Through Research [PAR] Nov 2, 2015 ... A diagnosis of dementia can be frightening for those affected by the syndrome, .... 
People with this type of FTD often have delusions, hallucinations, and .... This so-
called single-infarct dementia is more common when stroke affects ... In rare 
cases, people with brain tumors may develop dementia because of... [DOC] [TLE] Doctor Says Ali's Brain Injuries Due to Boxing - latimes [PAR] Jul 16, 1987 ... Muhammad Ali suffers from Parkinson's syndrome because of injuries ... During 
his 61-bout career, the three-time heavyweight champion often boasted that his ... 
condition--an atrophy more characteristic of older people--had been ... what he 
called "dementia pugilistica," the medical term for punch drunk,... [DOC] [TLE] Neurology Now: THE BITTER SCIENCE: Head blows from boxing ... [PAR] THE BITTER SCIENCE: Head blows from boxing can cause dementia and 
Alzheimer's. ... years, and I've taken a lot of punches, Ali said then, so there is a 
great possibility ... traumatic encephalopathy, boxer's encephalopathy and 
dementia pugilistica, which ... BehavioralChronic brain damage can also affect 
behavior. [DOC] [TLE] Suicide in Professional Athletes: is it related to the sport? [PAR] Jul 26, 2012 ... Although it seems that dementia and suicide in football players ... years earlier in 
boxers, called dementia pugilistica and a variant that causes Parkinson's disease
. ... the number of concussive episodes in sport, likely because records of ... their 
effect on the brain, so as to determine the point in time at which... [DOC] [TLE] Repetitive Head Injury Syndrome: Background, Epidemiology ... [PAR] Mar 27, 2014 ... Primary head injury can be catastrophic, but the effects of repetitive head injuries 
... brain injury can lead to chronic encephalopathy, termed dementia pugilistica. 
... concussions have demonstrated that these individuals performed worse on ... 
More recently, brain autopsies of athletes in various sports with... [DOC] [TLE] Aging After Brain Injury: BrainLine Talks with Dr. Steven Flanagan [PAR] People with

Question: Dementia pugilistica is so named because it often affects people in this sport
Answer: Boxing