Recently I found out that the NFL star Alex Karras; who played Mongo in "Blazing Saddles", is suing the NFL for not protecting him from getting concussions which caused his dementia. After hearing that I wanted to find out if someone can actually get dementia from getting numerous concussions. In class we learned that dementia can result in intellectual defects, memory changes, behavioral disturbances, and signs of mental deterioration. We also learned that the causes of dementia were nutritional deficienciess, anemia, medicines, and depression. When I researched the correlation between concussions and dementia I found out that concussions could potentially cause dementia (link below). Concussions can damage brain tissue, nerves, and blood vessels in the brain. Concussions can result in a decline of cognition which leads to dementia.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/dementia_in_head_injury/article_em.htm
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