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ArticleObesity surgery2024

Metabolic Surgery and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: Perceptions of Former NFL Players.

T W McGlennon, Arthur Roberts, J N Buchwald, Walter J Pories, Eric P Ahnfeldt, Scott Perryman, Sue Greimel, Henry Buchwald

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Article in Obesity surgery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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T W McGlennonStatistics Division, Psychometric Research Analyst, McGlennon MotiMetrics, w4457 120th, Avenue, Maiden Rock, WI, USA. tmcglennon@motimetrics.com.ORCID 0000-0003-0220-8246
Arthur RobertsLiving Heart Foundation, Little Silver, NJ, USA.
J N BuchwaldDivision of Scientific Research Writing, Medwrite, Maiden Rock, WI, USA.
Walter J PoriesBrody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA.
Eric P AhnfeldtUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MA, USA.
Scott PerrymanLiving Heart Foundation, Little Silver, NJ, USA.
Sue GreimelAerobic Exercise/Alzheimer's Disease Study, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Henry BuchwaldDepartment of Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

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Abstract

purposeChronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) has been diagnosed in 91.7% of retired United States National Football League (NFL) players at postmortem. There is no treatment or cure for CTE. Most living former NFL athletes with probable CTE suffer from obesity and its comorbidities. Our previous reviews document the improvement in cognition following metabolic/bariatric surgery (MBS) (e.g., gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy). These operations might reduce microglial maladaptive states, thereby attenuating neurodegeneration and CTE-like neurocognitive impairment. The study evaluated former NFL players' views on metabolic surgery in relation to reduction of obesity and CTE risk. MATERIALS AND

methodsAn online multiple-choice questionnaire (30 items, 125 response options, 10-min completion) developed in the Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) system was sent to 1,014 athletes screened in 2017-2022 by the Living Heart Foundation.

resultsFrom 2/2022 to 7/2023, of 700 surveys opened, 72 (10.3%) of the retired players responded. Mean age was 61.6 ± 12.6 years; 45.0% had the disease of obesity with a mean BMI 35.5 ± 4.6 kg/m

conclusionsResults of the study bode well for future research recruitment. Most surveyed retired NFL players with obesity believed MBS to be effective and would be more likely to undergo MBS if it also reduced CTE risk.

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Bariatric SurgeryChronic Traumatic EncephalopathyFootballAgedAthletesHumansMaleMiddle AgedObesityObesity, MorbidRetirementSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesChronic traumatic encephalopathyCognitive impairmentCTEMBSMetabolic/bariatric surgeryObesityTBITraumatic brain injury

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