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Thor D. Stein

Department of Veterans Affairs & Boston University
Verified email at bu.edu
Cited by 17546

The spectrum of disease in chronic traumatic encephalopathy

AC McKee, TD Stein, CJ Nowinski, RA Stern… - Brain, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is a progressive tauopathy that occurs as a consequence
of repetitive mild traumatic brain injury. We analysed post-mortem brains obtained from a …

Clinicopathological evaluation of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in players of American football

…, RC Cantu, LE Goldstein, DI Katz, RA Stern, TD Stein… - Jama, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Players of American football may be at increased risk of long-term neurological
conditions, particularly chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Objective To determine the …

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy in blast-exposed military veterans and a blast neurotrauma mouse model

…, JK Blusztajn, BL Wolozin, T Ikezu, TD Stein… - Science translational …, 2012 - science.org
Blast exposure is associated with traumatic brain injury (TBI), neuropsychiatric symptoms,
and long-term cognitive disability. We examined a case series of postmortem brains from US …

Primary age-related tauopathy (PART): a common pathology associated with human aging

…, A Serrano-Pozo, ML Shelanski, T Stein… - Acta …, 2014 - Springer
We recommend a new term, “primary age-related tauopathy” (PART), to describe a pathology
that is commonly observed in the brains of aged individuals. Many autopsy studies have …

[HTML][HTML] The first NINDS/NIBIB consensus meeting to define neuropathological criteria for the diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy

…, C Dirk Keene, I Litvan, DP Perl, TD Stein… - Acta …, 2016 - Springer
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegeneration characterized by the
abnormal accumulation of hyperphosphorylated tau protein within the brain. Like many other …

Nrf2, a multi‐organ protector?

JM Lee, J Li, DA Johnson, TD Stein, AD Kraft… - The FASEB …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
NF‐E2‐related factor 2 (Nrf2) is a basic leucine zipper transcription factor that binds to the
promoter sequence “antioxidant responsive element (ARE)” leading to coordinated up‐…

Clinical presentation of chronic traumatic encephalopathy

…, JM Stamm, CA Robbins, L McHale, I Simkin, TD Stein… - Neurology, 2013 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: The goal of this study was to examine the clinical presentation of chronic traumatic
encephalopathy (CTE) in neuropathologically confirmed cases. Methods: Thirty-six adult …

The neuropathology of chronic traumatic encephalopathy

AC McKee, TD Stein, PT Kiernan, VE Alvarez - Brain pathology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Repetitive brain trauma is associated with a progressive neurological deterioration, now
termed as chronic traumatic encephalopathy ( CTE ). Most instances of CTE occur in …

The neuropathology of sport

AC McKee, DH Daneshvar, VE Alvarez, TD Stein - Acta neuropathologica, 2014 - Springer
The benefits of regular exercise, physical fitness and sports participation on cardiovascular
and brain health are undeniable. Physical activity reduces the risk for cardiovascular disease…

[HTML][HTML] Multimodal deep learning for Alzheimer's disease dementia assessment

…, Y Zhou, S Zhu, ML Alosco, J Mez, TD Stein… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Worldwide, there are nearly 10 million new cases of dementia annually, of which Alzheimer’s
disease (AD) is the most common. New measures are needed to improve the diagnosis of …