Severe CTE and TDP-43 pathology in a former professional soccer player with dementia : a clinicopathological case report and review of the literature

van Amerongen, Suzan (författare): Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam,Boston University

Barkhof, Frederik (författare): Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam,University College London

Ossenkoppele, Rik (författare): Lund University,Lunds universitet,Klinisk minnesforskning,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,LU profilområde: Proaktivt åldrande,Lunds universitets profilområden,Clinical Memory Research,Lund University Research Groups,LU Profile Area: Proactive Ageing,Lund University Profile areas,Amsterdam UMC - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam,Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Hoozemans, Jeroen J.M. (författare)

(creator_code:org_t)

Relaterad länk:: http://dx.doi.org/10... (free); visa fler...; https://lup.lub.lu.s...; https://doi.org/10.1...; visa färre...

Abstract Ämnesord

Stäng

In the last decades, numerous post-mortem case series have documented chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in former contact-sport athletes, though reports of CTE pathology in former soccer players are scarce. This study presents a clinicopathological case of a former professional soccer player with young-onset dementia. The patient experienced early onset progressive cognitive decline and developed dementia in his mid-50 s, after playing soccer for 12 years at a professional level. While the clinical picture mimicked Alzheimer’s disease, amyloid PET imaging did not provide evidence of elevated beta-amyloid plaque density. After he died in his mid-60 s, brain autopsy showed severe phosphorylated tau (p-tau) abnormalities fulfilling the neuropathological criteria for high-stage CTE, as well as astrocytic and oligodendroglial tau pathology in terms of tufted astrocytes, thorn-shaped astrocytes, and coiled bodies. Additionally, there were TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43) positive cytoplasmic inclusions in the frontal lobe and hippocampus, and Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) positivity in the axons of the white matter. A systematic review of the literature revealed only 13 other soccer players with postmortem diagnosis of CTE. Our report illustrates the complex clinicopathological correlation of CTE and the need for disease-specific biomarkers.

Av författaren/redakt...: van Amerongen, S ...; Kamps, Suzie; Kaijser, Kyra K. ...; Pijnenburg, Yola ...; Scheltens, Phili ...; Teunissen, Charl ...; visa fler...; Barkhof, Frederi ...; Ossenkoppele, Ri ...; Rozemuller, Anne ...; Stern, Robert A.; Hoozemans, Jeroe ...; Vijverberg, Ever ...; visa färre...

Om ämnet

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP: MEDICIN OCH HÄLS ...; och Medicinska och f ...; och Neurovetenskaper

Kungliga biblioteket hanterar dina personuppgifter i enlighet med EU:s dataskyddsförordning (2018), GDPR. Läs mer om hur det funkar här.
Så här hanterar KB dina uppgifter vid användning av denna tjänst.