Report: Former Alabama FB Kevin Turner had severe CTE
New details have emerged after former Alabama fullback Kevin Turner’s death.
Turner was believed to have died from ALS, a progressive neurological disease that is ultimately fatal, but the Boston University CTE Center announced on Thursday that it was CTE which caused his ALS, according to the New York Times.
“The severity of Mr. Turner’s CTE was extraordinary and unprecedented for an athlete who died in his 40s,” Ann McKee, director of Boston University’s CTE Center, told the Times’ Ken Belson. “(CTE appeared to have) decimated the motor cortex of his brain at a young age, likely leading to his ALS symptoms.”
Turner was one of the lead plaintiffs in an NFL settlement for concussions and brain trauma. McKee noted that Turner’s case was one of the “most striking cases we’ve seen.”
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As researchers continue to study the long-term effects of high-velocity impacts to the head, like those sustained in football, more players are becoming aware of just how serious this game can be.
New details have emerged after former Alabama fullback Kevin Turner’s death.
Turner was believed to have died from ALS, a progressive neurological disease that is ultimately fatal, but the Boston University CTE Center announced on Thursday that it was CTE which caused his ALS, according to the New York Times.
“The severity of Mr. Turner’s CTE was extraordinary and unprecedented for an athlete who died in his 40s,” Ann McKee, director of Boston University’s CTE Center, told the Times’ Ken Belson. “(CTE appeared to have) decimated the motor cortex of his brain at a young age, likely leading to his ALS symptoms.”
Turner was one of the lead plaintiffs in an NFL settlement for concussions and brain trauma. McKee noted that Turner’s case was one of the “most striking cases we’ve seen.”
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Michael Casagrande ✔@ByCasagrande
This picture should tell you all you need to know about Kevin Turner’s brain after football. http://bit.ly/2fzWr4L
As researchers continue to study the long-term effects of high-velocity impacts to the head, like those sustained in football, more players are becoming aware of just how serious this game can be.
