sports fans all now know, repeated head knocks in contact sports are an enormous global issue, leading in some cases to the debilitating brain disorder CTE .
For those that haven’t been following, FitzSimons once said of the former England captain “it’s not about you” when discussing concussions, with In his latest column on head knocks, FitzSimons spoke to American neuroscientist Dr Chris Nowinski, who has been heavily involved in the CTE scourge in the NFL.
“You are on the record as noting that your own brain is ‘losing volume’. You said on your podcast: ‘While the neuropsychological tests I passed quite well … it has been confirmed via an MRI scan that part of my 36-year-old brain is damaged, that is ‘down on volume’ at the front and side part of my brain.’“James, it was very courageous of you to share your medical situation, and I for one say bravo.
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