NFL Expects 30% Of Players To Develop Dementia Or Alzheimer's Boston.com NFL Expects 30% Of Players To Develop Dementia Or Alzheimer's. September 13, 2014 11:48 AM. Share; Comment. The NFL has revealed frightening details about players' health that it spent many years denying. Advertisement—Continue Reading Below. |
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NFL Says 3 in 10 Face Alzheimer’s, Dementia – Valley News
NFL Says 3 in 10 Face Alzheimer's, Dementia Valley News Both the league and lead players' lawyers expect about 6,000 of the 19,400 retired players, or 28 percent, to develop Alzheimer's disease or at least moderate dementia. Dozens more will be diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's or Parkinson's disease during their ... |
Alzheimer’s support group hears dementia expert – Lebanon Daily News
NYCity News Service | Alzheimer's support group hears dementia expert Lebanon Daily News The Alzheimer's Association of Eastern Lebanon County met recently at StoneRidge chapel in Myerstown. Sixteen members attended. Dr. Robert Pearlstein, geriatrician and medical director of StoneRidge, was the guest speaker. He is a teacher of medical ... Virtual tour to provide information about Alzheimer's, dementia Dementia tour set at Highland Canada needs a national dementia strategy |
3 in 10 Former NFL Players Will Get Alzheimer’s, Dementia – TIME
TIME | 3 in 10 Former NFL Players Will Get Alzheimer's, Dementia TIME Nearly 30 percent of former NFL players will develop brain conditions like Alzheimer's or a less debilitating form of dementia, according to a report released Friday by the NFL and the NFL Players' Association. The data in the report was used to ... |