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Table 2 Summary of clinical features of chronic traumatic encephalopathy found in the literature

From: Clinical subtypes of chronic traumatic encephalopathy: literature review and proposed research diagnostic criteria for traumatic encephalopathy syndrome

Behavioral features

Mood features

Cognitive features

Motor features

Explosivity

Depression

Dementia

Ataxia

Loss of control

Hopelessness

Memory impairment

Dysarthria

Short fuse

Suicidality

Executive dysfunction

Parkinsonism

Impulsivity

Anxiety

Lack of insight

Gait Disturbance

Aggression

Fearfulness

Perseveration

Tremor

Rage

Irritability

Impaired attention and

Masked facies

Physical violence

Labile emotions

concentration

Rigidity

Verbal violence

Apathy

Language difficulties

Muscle weakness

Inappropriate speech

Loss of interest

Dysgraphia

Spasticity

Boastfulness

Fatigue

Alogia

Clonus

Childish behavior

Flat affect

Visuospatial

 

Social inappropriateness

Insomnia

difficulties

 

Disinhibited speech

Mania

General cognitive impairment

 

Disinhibited behavior

Euphoria

Reduced intelligence

 

Paranoid delusions

Mood swings

  

Personality changes

Prolix

  

Psychosis

   

Social isolation

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