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May 2022
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Neurodegeneration in Pro Football Player...

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY
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In the first part of our two-part series on neurodegeneration in professional football players, Dr. Shuvro Roy talks with Dr. Ann McKee about the high incidence and mortality rates of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in NFL athletes.

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