May 4, 2009 -- Question: What is Boxer's Syndrome (Punch Drunk, or otherwise known as Dementia Pugilistica) and how is it related to Alzheimer's Disease? Answer: There's another mechanism by which ...

Originally termed 'dementia pugilistica' and linked to a career in boxing, descriptions of the neuropathological features of CTE include brain atrophy, cavum septum pellucidum, and amyloid-β, tau ...

Indeed, tauopathies are all characterized by an aggregation of tau, whatever the nature of the disease 9: infectious (post-encephalitic parkinsonism), traumatic (dementia pugilistica), toxic ...

Dementia pugilistica (DP), also known as ‘punch-drunk syndrome’ or ‘boxer’s dementia’, is a form of the condition caused by repeated concussion or traumatic blows to the head ...

A link between early onset dementia and playing rugby has been established by a brain injuries expert.

Dementia Pugilistica, also known as Boxers' Dementia or Punch Drunk Syndrome, develops gradually and is irreversible. The early signs are subtle: changes in personality, impaired judgment ...

Dementia pugilistica, Latin for “fist fighter's brain damage” has been identified in a number of sports, the most recent of which is amateur boxing.

"The dementia pugilistica stats would say that somewhere between 15% and 20% of boxers who retire after a long career will develop the dementia.

Taking any kind of opioid to reduce pain raised the risk of death 11-fold during the first two weeks for people over 65 diagnosed with dementia, a new study found.

In 2021, the death at 63 of Sparta striker Wout Holverda, who was famous for his headers, was found to have been caused by dementia pugilistica, or boxer’s dementia caused by repeated blows to the ...