Concussion
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The film "Concussion" (2015) by Peter Landesman is based on the true story of Dr. Bennet Omalu, a Nigerian-American neuropathologist. Omalu discovered a link between repetitive head trauma in football players and a degenerative brain disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).123
CTE is a progressive neurological disorder characterized by memory loss, confusion, depression, and behavioral changes. It is primarily associated with athletes who have experienced repeated head injuries, such as boxers and football players. The condition can only be definitively diagnosed through postmortem autopsy, but symptoms often appear in midlife, years after the initial trauma. The film highlights Omalu's struggle to bring his findings to light against the powerful National Football League (NFL).23
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