Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoWhy can't we see CTE's in football players and other until after they die? Even with all our technology?message-squaremessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down12
arrow-up115arrow-down1message-squareWhy can't we see CTE's in football players and other until after they die? Even with all our technology?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squarecattywampas@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoCTE has no distinct biomarkers and doesn’t involve any structural damage that’s visible to any of our current imaging capabilities.
minus-squareCort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoHow is it diagnosed post mortem? Does a human being have to pull the brain out and look through a magnifying glass?
minus-squarefloo@retrolemmy.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoIn short, yes. Of course, they have to dissect the brain first.
CTE has no distinct biomarkers and doesn’t involve any structural damage that’s visible to any of our current imaging capabilities.
How is it diagnosed post mortem? Does a human being have to pull the brain out and look through a magnifying glass?
In short, yes. Of course, they have to dissect the brain first.