Evidence That Young Football Players Develop Dementia
February 10, 2009 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
The latest evidence appears to indicate that head injuries during football playing and practice result in dementia and death even in younger football players in their 40s, not just the older ones.
Check out Football’s Hard Hits at Alzheimer’s Weekly for a video interview and article on this topic.
Food for thought for parents of youngsters and the younger players. Consider the evidence and don’t simply say, “It couldn’t happen to me. It couldn’t happen to my kid.”
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