Comments on: Report: Derek Boogaard dealt with issues related to Alzheimer’s disease http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/05/report-derek-boogaard-dealt-with-issues-related-to-alzheimers-disease/ ProHockeyTalk on NBCSports.com Mon, 20 May 2013 16:54:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: beyondtheice http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/05/report-derek-boogaard-dealt-with-issues-related-to-alzheimers-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-23098 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:59:51 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=58365#comment-23098 Sorry, but am I the only one who views this “report” (NOT the research) as a HUGE leap of logic? The headline is horribly misleading. To say that he “dealt with” issues related to Alzheimer’s is to heavily imply that he was afflicted by these issues. As important and groundbreaking as this research is, there has not been a proven link or proven effects at the time of the various athlete’s deaths, only that it likely WOULD HAVE affected them later in life.

That being said, great series by the NY Times. But enough with the sensationalism, PHT.

]]> By: nhlbruins90 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/05/report-derek-boogaard-dealt-with-issues-related-to-alzheimers-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-23001 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 06:44:25 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=58365#comment-23001 There is emerging evidence that Alzheimer’s is related to other neuro-degenerative diseases. The underlying cause of Huntington’s, Parkinson’s and other forms of dementia may be similar. Maybe repeated head trauma could cause similar changes to the nerve cells that produce Alzheimer’s symptoms down the line. Not out of the question.

On the bright side, this type of research is moving into the clinical stage.

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