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Now called Geschwind syndrome, he defined a cluster of specific personality characteristics often found in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy, which include increased religiosity. [177] Evidence of Geschwind syndrome has been identified in some religious figures, in particular pronounced religiosity and hypergraphia (excessive writing). [177]
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a type of brain damage that has been found in 345 of 376 deceased former National Football League (NFL) players, according to a 2023 report by the Boston University CTE Center, which has led the effort to diagnose CTE cases.
Professional level athletes are the largest group with CTE, due to frequent concussions and sub-concussive impacts from play in contact sport. [44] These contact-sports include American football , Australian rules football , [ 45 ] ice hockey , Rugby football ( Rugby union and Rugby league ), [ 46 ] boxing , kickboxing , mixed martial arts ...
[70] [71] Throughout his ordeal with epilepsy, he credits his faith for helping him get through it. [36] He is also active with Christian ministries such as the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and Athletes in Action. [72] [73] Cody Zeller credited Jones for helping him transition to the NBA as a spiritual mentor to him. [18]
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People with epilepsy, a group of neurological disorders characterized by epileptic seizures. This is a non-diffusing parent category of Category:Deaths from epilepsy The contents of that subcategory can also be found within this category, or in diffusing subcategories of it.