1. CTE Testing Robert Blease

2. CTE Chronic traumatic encephalopathy Memory Loss, Confusion, Depression, eventual progressive dimensia Tau Proteins

3. Past Detection Was only able to be done posthumously Stained tissue using amino acids Reacts with tau protiens

4. New Detection Radioactive tracer dye injected (FDDNP) PET Scan

5. Scans

6. Advantages Allows for immediate detection Will protect future athletes and organizations Will allow for a treatment to form Could help with cross treatment of Alzheimer's and dementia

7. References BU Center for Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy http://www.bu.edu/cste/about/what-is-cte/ William Weinbaum, Former Players want in on CTE study.http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/9975540/researchers- inundated-requests-former-college-pro-football-players-tested-cte Sean Conboy, New test could be NFL's Breakthrough in Battle Against Concussions http://www.wired.com/playbook/2013/01/pet-scan-cte-test/ http://kottke.org/13/01/possible-test-for-cte-in-living-patients http://www.diagnosticimaging.com/molecular-imaging/fddnp-pet- shows-brain-injury-former-nfl-players http://www.diagnosticimaging.com/molecular-imaging/fddnp-pet- shows-brain-injury-former-nfl-players http://www.caltechcancer.org/node/166