An autopsy of quarterback Tyler Hilinski's brain revealed the presence of stage 1 chronic traumatic encephalopathy, called CTE, raising questions about the effects of chronic head trauma. On King5 News, Dr. Dirk Keene joined Former Seahawks linebacker Michael Jackson in a conversation about CTE and research towards finding biomarkers for early detection in living people.
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