"Some told ABC7 in Los Angeles that they believed those issues could have been the result of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease that's become common among former football players. The condition is the result of repeated traumatic brain injuries, which can happen repeatedly over the course of a football season. According to Dr. Daniel Daneshvar, a Harvard University professor and co-director of sports concussion at Mass General Brigham in Boston, CTE easily flies under the radar because it can only be diagnosed via brain analysis after a person's death."
"After another former Raiders player, Doug Martin, died in Oakland police custody in October, investigators told the Mercury News that his brain was being preserved for CTE testing. Before his death, Martin had experienced mental health challenges that affected his personal and professional life, according to his former agent Brian Murphy. On the night of his arrest, his parents had been seeking medical assistance for him. He fled his home and entered a neighbor's two doors down, where he was taken into police custody."
"Daneshvar told KQED at the time that it's common for people suffering with CTE to experience depression or emotional dysregulation. In addition to mental health challenges, CTE can cause problems with thinking, decision-making and memory. "The areas of the brain that are affected with CTE are the areas responsible for our thinking and our behavior and our mood," he said."
Investigators believe he had been living at an encampment in the unincorporated Willowbrook area of South Los Angeles. Friends reported that he experienced health issues later in life that contributed to his situation and some suspected chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). CTE results from repeated traumatic brain injuries sustained over time and currently can only be diagnosed via brain analysis after death, according to Dr. Daniel Daneshvar. CTE commonly produces depression, emotional dysregulation, and problems with thinking, decision-making, and memory. No motive or suspect information has been released, and no confirmation exists regarding CTE evaluation.
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