Dementia pugilistica, a structural brain abnormality also known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, is characterized by dementia and Parkinson's. This results from suffering repeated blows to the ...

Data sources MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, Mosby's Index, PsycEXTRA, PsycINFO and Scopus. Key words included CTE, dementia pugilistica, punch drunk syndrome, traumatic encephalopathy, CTE, repetitive head ...

1 The condition is often referred to by a number of names in the medical and non-medical literature including dementia pugilistica and “punch drunk” syndrome. Whilst there exists great controversy ...