A. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) (6 pt)
- What is chronic traumatic encephalopathy: what are the causes, symptoms, treatments?
- What has happened biologically to the brain? How is the tissue affected?
- How is it diagnosed?
- How many people are affected by this in the US?
- Who is most susceptible?
- Remember to write your answer as a paragraph, not as notes. I recommend starting your research with the Clinical View 13.1 on traumatic brain injury (page 481 in the book). I also recommend researching CTE on Mayo Clinic, as well as other medical websites, such has the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
B. Who was Owen Thomas? What happened to him? (3 pt)
http://revisionisthistory.com/episodes/22-burden-of-proof (Links to an external site.) (click Download to listen or find the podcast Revisionist History Season 2, episode 2, Burden of Proof on your phone)
C. How serious is CTE? Is it preventable? Should this be a public health priority? What should public health organizations, universities, National Football League, etc do? (3 pt)
Check your word count – you should be in the ballpark of 350 words
