Sir Bobby Charlton Diagnosed With Dementia

England World Cup winner Bobby Charlton, regarded England’s greatest, had developed dementia leading to questions that can striking headers in football lead to dementia.

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Key-Points

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a disease that causes severe damage to the brain because of repeated head injuries and is linked to memory loss, depression and dementia.

Former boxers are most commonly diagnosed with it, however, there have been instances of CTE in many other contact sports like pro wrestling, mixed martial arts, ice hockey, rugby, baseball, Australian rules football and, of course, football.

Dementia is a general term for loss of memory, language, problem-solving and other thinking abilities that are severe enough to interfere with daily life. Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia.