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ALL meanings of chronic traumatic encephalopathy

chronic traumatic encephalopathy
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  • noun chronic traumatic encephalopathy a progressive degenerative neurological disease caused by repeated cerebral concussion or milder traumatic brain injury and characterized by memory loss, behavioral disturbances, speech problems, slowed movement, etc. The disease was first identified in boxers. Abbreviation: CTE. 1
  • noun chronic traumatic encephalopathy (pathology, neurology) a form of traumatic brain injury; it is a progressive degenerative disease found in individuals who have been subjected to multiple concussions and other forms of head injury. 0
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