Death of NHL ‘Enforcer’ Boogaard Puts Spotlight on Repeated Head Trauma

December 12, 2011 By

PBS NEWSHOUR reports: Brain research done after the death of Derek Boogaard, a National Hockey League brawler who was just 28, found that he had a degenerative condition similar to Alzheimer’s caused by repeated head trauma. Jeffrey Brown speaks with The New York Times’ John Branch and Dr. Robert Cantu for more on the issues raised by the death.

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