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Mother of youngest CTE brain injury victim welcomes researchRSS Feed
New research into chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) has been welcomed by the mother of a young American football player who died from a brain injury aged 17.
The effects of CTE - a degenerative disease found in athletes who regularly suffer blows to the head - are being investigated in the US and Connie Styles told Channel 4 News the issue needs to be looked at in greater detail.
"They need to know why it affects some people and not others," she remarked, adding young athletes "need to speak out" if they are suffering from headaches.
Her son Nathan - the youngest known victim of CTE - died not long after returning to playing American football after complaining of headaches.
He was given a CT scan that showed nothing unusual, but when his brain was examined it was similar to those of boxers who died in their seventies.
The issue was brought to light in the run-up to the Super Bowl - which took place on Sunday (February 5th) - and a call from the Sports Legacy Institute for more regulations to control head trauma.
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