Abstract Details

Title Olfactory Function in Former Elite American Football Players

Topic Neuro Trauma and Critical Care

Presentation(s) P10 - Poster Session 10 (5:00 PM-6:00 PM)

Poster/Presentation
Number 4-002

Objective The objective of this study was to determine whether hyposmia is present in traumatic encephalopathy syndrome.

Background Former American football players are at risk for developing traumatic encephalopathy syndrome (TES), the clinical disorder associated with neuropathologically diagnosed chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

Design/Methods This cross-sectional study included 119 former professional American football players, 60 former college football players, and 58 same age asymptomatic unexposed men from the DIAGNOSE CTE Research Project. All subjects included in the analysis had completed the Brief Smell Identification Test (B-SIT). Traumatic encephalopathy syndrome and the level of CTE certainty were diagnosed using the 2021 NINDS consensus diagnostic criteria. TES is categorized antemortem by provisional levels of increasing CTE certainty: Suggestive, Possible, and Probable.

Results Former players who had traumatic encephalopathy syndrome and Probable CTE had lower B-SIT scores than those with TES and Suggestive CTE (mean (SD) = 9.5 (2.3) vs. 10.7 (1.1), p = 0.01). Hyposmia was more likely in the former players with TES who were either CTE Possible or Probable (n (%) = 11 (13.6%)) than in those who did not have TES or had TES but were less likely to have CTE, CTE Suggestive (4 (4%), p = 0.03). There was no difference in B-SIT scores between the former players and unexposed men nor overall between the football players with and without TES.

Conclusions

We conclude that lower B-SIT scores may be a clinical biomarker for underlying CTE in former American football players.

Authors/Disclosures
Benjamin J. Braunecker PRESENTER	Mr. Braunecker has nothing to disclose.
Jenna R. Groh, BA	Ms. Groh has nothing to disclose.
Charles H. Adler, MD, PhD, FAAN (Mayo Clinic Arizona)	Dr. Adler has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Amneal. Dr. Adler has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Avion. Dr. Adler has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as a Consultant for CND Life Sci. Dr. Adler has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as a Consultant for Jazz. Dr. Adler has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Precon. Dr. Adler has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Neurocrine. The institution of Dr. Adler has received research support from NIH. The institution of Dr. Adler has received research support from Michael J. Fox Foundation. The institution of Dr. Adler has received research support from Arizona Biomedical Research Commission. Dr. Adler has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care.
Michael Alosco, PhD (Boston University)	The institution of Michael Alosco, PhD has received research support from NIH. The institution of Michael Alosco, PhD has received research support from Life Molecular Imaging Inc.
David W. Dodick, MD, FAAN (Atria Institute)	Dr. Dodick has received personal compensation for serving as an employee of Mayo Clinic. Dr. Dodick has received personal compensation for serving as an employee of Atria Health. Dr. Dodick has received personal compensation for serving as an employee of Thomas Jefferson University . Dr. Dodick has received personal compensation for serving as an employee of Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Dr. Dodick has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as a Consultant for Amgen. Dr. Dodick has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as a Consultant for Allergan. Dr. Dodick has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as a Consultant for Abbvie. Dr. Dodick has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Biohaven. 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Dr. Dodick has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as a Consultant for Genentech. Dr. Dodick has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Canadian Headache Society. Dr. Dodick has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Headache Cooperative of New England. Dr. Dodick has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as a Consultant for Amgen Japan. Dr. Dodick has received personal compensation in the range of $0-$499 for serving as an officer or member of the Board of Directors for KingDevick Technologies. Dr. Dodick has received personal compensation in the range of $1,000,000+ for serving as an officer or member of the Board of Directors for Precon Health. Dr. Dodick has received personal compensation in the range of $0-$499 for serving as an officer or member of the Board of Directors for Ontologics. 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Yorghos Tripodis	Yorghos Tripodis has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for American Medical Association.
Laura J. Balcer, MD, MSCE, FAAN (NYU Grossman School of Medicine)	An immediate family member of Dr. Balcer has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as a Consultant for Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Charles Bernick, MD	Dr. Bernick has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Lilly. Dr. Bernick has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Optina. Dr. Bernick has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Eisai. Dr. Bernick has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Corium. Dr. Bernick has stock in Aurora. The institution of Dr. Bernick has received research support from UFC. The institution of Dr. Bernick has received research support from Top Rank Promotions. The institution of Dr. Bernick has received research support from Haymon Boxing.
Sarah J. Banks, PhD (Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health)	No disclosure on file
William Barr	William Barr has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as a Consultant for Law firms involved in litigation in cases with concussion and/or alleged CTE. . William Barr has received personal compensation in the range of $100,000-$499,999 for serving as an Expert Witness for Law firms involved in litigation in cases with concussion and/or alleged CTE. . An immediate family member of William Barr has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care.
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Joseph Palmisano, MPH, MA	Mr. Palmisano has nothing to disclose.
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Kaitlin Hartlage	Ms. Hartlage has received personal compensation for serving as an employee of Uprise Health. Ms. Hartlage has received personal compensation for serving as an employee of ASCO.
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