What is cause for Higher Rate of Dementia in Athletes according to study?
A study commissioned by the National Football League reports that Alzheimer’s disease or similar memory-related diseases appear to have been diagnosed in the league’s former players vastly more often than in the national population — including a rate of 19 times the normal rate for men ages 30 through 49. Skip to next paragraph Associated Press The former Colt John Mackey, at left in 1968, has dementia. Related Times Topics: Head Injuries in Football The Giants and Jets prepare for the 2009 N.F.L. season. Discuss all the preseason news and training camp developments on the Times’s pro football blog. Go to The Fifth Down Blog » N.F.L. * Live Scoreboard * Standings * Stats | Injuries Giants * Schedule/Results * Stats | Roster * Depth Chart Jets * Schedule/Results * Stats | Roster * Depth Chart Enlarge This Image Charles Krupa/Associated Press New England Patriots’ linebacker Ted Johnson, left, listens to coach Pepper Johnson during an afternoon training camp in 2001. Readers’ Comments Sh
A study commissioned by the National Football League reports that Alzheimer’s disease or similar memory-related diseases appear to have been diagnosed in the league’s former players vastly more often than in the national population — including a rate of 19 times the normal rate for men ages 30 through 49. Skip to next paragraph Associated Press The former Colt John Mackey, at left in 1968, has dementia. Related Times Topics: Head Injuries in Football The Giants and Jets prepare for the 2009 N.F.L. season. Discuss all the preseason news and training camp developments on the Times’s pro football blog. Go to The Fifth Down Blog » N.F.L. * Live Scoreboard * Standings * Stats | Injuries Giants * Schedule/Results * Stats | Roster * Depth Chart Jets * Schedule/Results * Stats | Roster * Depth Chart Enlarge This Image Charles Krupa/Associated Press New England Patriots’ linebacker Ted Johnson, left, listens to coach Pepper Johnson during an afternoon training camp in 2001. The N.F.L. has long
