By Alicia Cruz
The Black Urban Times
Doctors at the Brain Injury Research Center of West Virginia University examining the brain of late Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver, Chris Henry discovered the star player was suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a brain injury that may have resulted from too many hits to the head. Doctors believe the injury may have influenced his behavior and mental state at the time of his death.
"As we got the results, my emotion was sad — it's so profound," Dr. Julian Bailes, the chairman of the Brain Injury Research Institute and ex-physician for the Pittsburgh Steelers, told the New York Times.
Bailed added that he was also surprised because of Henry's age. "I was surprised because he was not known as a concussion sufferer or a big hitter," Bailes told The New York Times.
Henry, 26, died in December 2009 in Charlotte, North Carolina after falling from the back of a moving truck driven by his fiancee. Henry is the youngest player researchers have ever connected to CTE.
CTE is caused, researchers say, by repeated hits to the head. The NFL is struggling with ways to prevent head trauma and held a conference in early June with Johns Hopkins University in its ongoing attempts to learn more about the issue.
Henry's death was ruled an accident by Charlotte police.
The Black Urban Times
Doctors at the Brain Injury Research Center of West Virginia University examining the brain of late Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver, Chris Henry discovered the star player was suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a brain injury that may have resulted from too many hits to the head. Doctors believe the injury may have influenced his behavior and mental state at the time of his death.
"As we got the results, my emotion was sad — it's so profound," Dr. Julian Bailes, the chairman of the Brain Injury Research Institute and ex-physician for the Pittsburgh Steelers, told the New York Times.
Bailed added that he was also surprised because of Henry's age. "I was surprised because he was not known as a concussion sufferer or a big hitter," Bailes told The New York Times.
Henry, 26, died in December 2009 in Charlotte, North Carolina after falling from the back of a moving truck driven by his fiancee. Henry is the youngest player researchers have ever connected to CTE.
CTE is caused, researchers say, by repeated hits to the head. The NFL is struggling with ways to prevent head trauma and held a conference in early June with Johns Hopkins University in its ongoing attempts to learn more about the issue.
Henry's death was ruled an accident by Charlotte police.
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