Nowinski is the co-founder of the #Concussion Legacy Foundation, a nonprofit group that supports #athletes & others affected by #concussions & #CTE. He recalled many cases of former #football players found to have CTE after experiencing a drastic change of personality leading to erratic #behavior, poor decision-making &, in some cases, #violence that included #murder.

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“Study my brain please,”the note said.

Duerson, Seau & Bramwell were found to have #CTE, which can be diagnosed only posthumously.

It will take weeks, or possibly months, to determine if the gunman had CTE, acc/to neuropathology experts.

Chris Nowinski, a fmr pro wrestler & Harvard #football player who for years has been pushing #sports leagues to acknowledge the link between the #brain disease & #concussions, said a CTE diagnosis requires the…study of 20 different regions of the brain.

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