First Brain-Trauma Syndrome Reported in Hockey
Linda McMahon Campaign Enters its Post-Obama Phase
December 18, 2009Review Reset: What the Critics Are Saying About Irvin Muchnick’s ‘CHRIS & NANCY’
December 18, 2009Reggie Fleming, a former National Hockey League player who died earlier this year at 73, is the first deceased athlete in that sport to have Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) diagnosed in post-mortem brain studies.
Fleming’s brain was examined as part of a program spearheaded by the Sports Legacy Institute (http://sportslegacy.org). The institute was started by a World Wrestling Entertainment performer, Chris Nowinski, after the effects of repeated untreated concussions forced him to retire.
The New York Times article about Reggie Fleming is at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/18/sports/hockey/18concussion.html.
Irv Muchnick