今年二月被发现陈尸在一间饭店的前NFL接球员Vincent Jackson,死后他的大脑被遗孀
捐给Boston University的CTE研究中心做研究. 今天报告出炉确定Jackson有二级CTE的症
状. 出现包括"mild frontal lobe atrophy" (脑前叶萎缩)跟"split in the internal
membrane"(不知道怎么翻,听起来很吓人)的情况.
遗孀Lindsey Jackson告诉纽约时报:
"beginning with his final year in the N.F.L., her husband began to forget
conversations. He showed symptoms of depression for about six months after
leaving the league, and without the structure of the football season, he no
longer had to temper his drinking. By 2018, when he was 35, his attention
span had diminished and he had difficulty solving problems. She said he
became paranoid, shutting the blinds when he was home."
在疫情开始后,Jackson的状况越来越糟酒也越喝越多,最后在今年二月15号被饭店清洁人员
发现陈尸房间内,才38岁. 而Vincent Jackson生涯并没有脑震荡的纪录,代表脑震荡并不是
有CTE必有的前兆.
有些人认为NFL在近年来"getting soft",过度保护球员而不够硬汉. 看看这个新闻不知道
会不会让他们改观 (我猜是没差)