Age of first exposure to football and later-life cognitive impairment in former NFL players
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- Received September 5, 2014
- Accepted in final form November 12, 2014
- First Published January 28, 2015.
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Author Disclosures
- Julie M. Stamm, BS,
- Alexandra P. Bourlas, MA,
- Christine M. Baugh, MPH,
- Nathan G. Fritts, BA,
- Daniel H. Daneshvar, MA,
- Brett M. Martin, MS,
- Michael D. McClean, ScD,
- Yorghos Tripodis, PhD and
- Robert A. Stern, PhD
- Julie M. Stamm, BS,
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NIH, F31NS081957, PI, 2013-2016
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- Alexandra P. Bourlas, MA,
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- Christine M. Baugh, MPH,
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NIMH, T32MH019733 (PI: Tom McGuire), trainee, 9/2014-present
Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University.
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- Nathan G. Fritts, BA,
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- Daniel H. Daneshvar, MA,
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- Brett M. Martin, MS,
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- Michael D. McClean, ScD,
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1 - Gavin Law Firm, case focused on head and neck cancer, 2012-13 2 - Gavin Law Firm, case focused on exposure to battery acid, 2013
- Yorghos Tripodis, PhD and
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1) NIA, P30-AG13846, Biostatistician, 2011-2016 2) NIH, R01 ND078337, Biostatistician, 2011, 2015
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- Robert A. Stern, PhD
(1) Mackey-White Traumatic Brain Injury Committee, National Football League Players Association (2) Eli Lilly Expert Advisor (3) Medical Advisory Board, Sports Legacy Institute (4) Medical/Scientific Advisory Board, MA/NH Alzheimer's Association (5) Medical Advisory Board, National Graves Disease Foundation
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(1) Congressional Brain Injury Task Force, honorarium, (2) Institute of Medicine Committee on Nutrition, Trauma and the Brain, honorarium, (3) 2010 Head Trauma and the Athlete CME Conference, honorarium, (4) Braintree Neurorehabilitation Conference, honorarium, (5) MassALFA, honorarium, (6) Massachusetts Neurologic Association and the Massachusetts Medical Society, honorarium, (7) American Neuropsychiatric Association, honorarium, (8) American Neuropsychiatric Association, honorarium, (9) The Neuroscience Institute at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, honorarium, (10) Alzheimer?s Association, honorarium, (11) American Psychological Association, honorarium, (12) Baptist Hospital Annual Brain Injury Symposium, honorarium, (13) National Public Radio, honorarium, (14) Boston Society of Neurology and Psychiatry, honorarium, (15) Boston Surgical Society, honorarium, (16) Vista Health System, honorarium, (17) Alzheimer?s Partnership, honorarium, (18) Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer?s Disease Research Center University of California San Diego, honorarium, (18) Sunnybrook Hospital, honorarium, (19) Brain Injury Association, honorarium, (20) American Psychological Association, honorarium, (21) Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Conference, honorarium, (22) Society for Neuroscience, honorarium, (23) Boston University School of Medicine, honorarium, (24) New Hampshire Alzheimer?s Association, honorarium, (25) Massachusetts Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, honorarium, (26) National Institutes of Health, honorarium, (27) Traumatic Brain Injury Conference, honorarium, (28) American Health Care Journalists, honorarium, (29) Rose? Webinar Series, honorarium, (30) International Sports Concussion Symposium, honorarium, (31) World Brain Mapping Conference, honorarium, (32) Harvard Medical School, honorarium, (33) The German Center for Research and Innovation and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit?t M?nchen, honorarium, (34) New York Academy of Sciences, honorarium, (35) Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology, honorarium.
(1) Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, Associate Editor, 1998-Present, (2) Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, Member of Editorial Board, 2008-Present, (3) Frontiers in Neurotrauma, Review Editor, 2010-Present, (4) Frontiers in Sports Neurology, Review Editor, 2011- Present, (5) Alzheimer's Research and Therapy, Series Editor, 2012-Present
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(1) Visual Analog Mood Scales, Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc., 1997-Present, (2) Boston Qualitative Scoring System for the Rey-Osterreith Complex Figure, Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc., 1999-Present, (3) Neuropsychological Assessment Resources, Inc., 2003-Present
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(1) Neuronix, (2) Eli Lilly, (3)Janssen Alzheimer's Immunotherapy; Athena Diagnostics
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(1) Janssen Alzheimer's Immunotherapy (previously Elan), (2) Medivation, (3) Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, (4) Eisai Pharmaceuticals, (5)Ely Lilly, (6) Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
(1) NIH, R01NS078337, PI, 2011-2014, (2) NIH, P30-AG13846, Clinical Core Director, 2004-2016, (3) NIH, D01-HP08796, Neuropsychology Director, 2010-2015 (4) NIH, R01-CA129769, PI, 2009-2014, (5)NIH, R01-MH080295, PI, 2008-2014, (6)NIH, U01-AG10483, Site PI, 2007-2012, (7)NIH, R56NS078337, PI, 2014-2015
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(1) Alzheimer's Association
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- From the CTE Center (J.M.S., A.P.B., C.M.B., N.G.F., D.H.D., Y.T., R.A.S.), Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology (J.M.S., R.A.S.), BU Alzheimer's Disease Center (A.P.B., Y.T., R.A.S.), Department of Neurology (C.M.B., R.A.S.), and Department of Neurosurgery (R.A.S.), Boston University School of Medicine; and Data Coordinating Center (B.M.M.), Department of Environmental Health (M.D.M.), and Department of Biostatistics (Y.T.), Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA.
- Correspondence to Dr. Stern: bobstern{at}bu.edu
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Letters: Rapid online correspondence
- Author Response
- Robert A. Stern, Boston University School of Medicinebobstern@bu.edu
- Julie M. Stamm, Yorghos Tripodis, Boston
Submitted April 29, 2015 - Cognitive deficits may predate early entry into football
- Glenn J. Larrabee, Neuropsychologist, Independent Practiceglarrabee@aol.com
- Martin L. Rohling, Mobile, Alabama; Laurence M. Binder, Beaverton, Oregon
Submitted March 10, 2015 - Youth football and late-life cognitive impairment
- Jim Andrikopoulos, Neuropsychologist, Independent Practiceneuroclinic@msn.com
- Des Moines, Iowa
Submitted February 26, 2015 - Rebuttal to "Age of first exposure to football and later-life cognitive impairment in former NFL players"
- Joseph C. Maroon, Neurosurgeon, University of Pittsburgh Medical Centermaroonjc@upmc.edu
- Julian Bailes, Pittsburgh, PA; Michael Collins, Pittsburgh, PA; Mark Lovell, Pittsburgh, PA; Christina Mathyssek, Pittsburgh, PA
Submitted February 23, 2015
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