#vascular-dementia

#vascular-dementia

That frailty was due to a combination of vascular dementia and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), coroner Jon Heath said. The coroner gave a narrative conclusion on Monday, finding that McQueen died from pneumonia as a consequence of mixed vascular dementia and CTE. He said: It is likely that repetitive head impacts sustained by heading the ball while playing football contributed to the CTE.

He would say 'yes, heading a football all those years probably hasn't helped'. I remember coming home from school and Dad would be in bed. Or having a lie down. He would say he's been having headaches. I remember thinking 'why are you having headaches?'