A close-up photograph of a solemn and introspective face of former professional football player Andre Waters. He is a middle-aged African American man, looking slightly off-camera, with a shaved head and mustache. He is wearing the dark green jersey, wearing number 20, of the Philadelphia Eagles.

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Registry Observation | PRC-EXO-CTE-I

Andre Waters is the face of this Observational Registry to assess a revolutionary biologic in treating CTE & reversing memory loss, chronic headaches, paranoia, suicidal ideations, rage, major depression, loss of impulse control, confusion, and early-onset dementia before it's too late.

Andre "Dirty" Waters was feared for his violent, punishing, tackles while playing for The NFL's Philadelphia Eagles from 1984-1993. Five years after retiring from an illustrious pro football career, Andre changed into an unrecognizable person to his family and friends. His sudden erratic behavior culminated into Andre Waters killing himself at age 44, November 20, 2006, in Miami, FL. The Concussion & CTE Foundation's , Chris Nowinski, PhD, flew down to Miami & then up to Waters' parents, home to retrieve Andre Waters brain. Dr Nowinski gained consent from Waters' parents to have Bennet Omalu, MD, PhD, perform an autopsy on Andre's brain at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr Omalu noted that Waters' brain resembled that of an 85-yr old man suffering from Alzheimer's Disease.

Suspected of having this rare, unknown at the time, brain injury: Andre Waters was the 3rd former NFL player diagnosed with what officially became called "Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy" (CTE). After Pittsburgh's All-Pro Center, Mike Webster, and Lineman, Terry Long; Andre Waters' diagnosis marked the birth of the official name: CTE. Characterized by advanced neuro-inflammation to the Pre-Frontal Cortex, caused by repeated blows to the head over many years, like NFL Players endure their entire careers, CTE is a debilitating brain injury that has no cure. It can only be diagnosed after death via an autopsy of the brains Pre-Frontal Cortex [located directly behind the forehead up to the hairline].

Chris Nowinski, PhD co-founded The Concussion & CTE Foundation (formerly the Concussion Legacy Foundation) June 14, 2007. For nearly 20-years Dr Nowinski's Foundation has been vigorously searching for a way to diagnose CTE in the living. In a Boston University study funded by The CLF; In Feb, 2023 they reported 91.7% (345/376) of former NFL players were diagnosed with CTE via post-mortem autopsy. https://www.bumc.bu.edu/camed/2023/02/06/researchers-find-cte-in-345-of-376-former-nfl-players-studied/

The Patriot Institute of Neurological Regeneration believes we have found the treatment to reverse CTE while former athletes are still alive. This non-surgical treatment protocol uses a specific breakthrough biologic, unapproved by the FDA, that can reach deep into the Pre-Frontal Cortex to decrease Neuro-Inflammation due to excess Tau Protein. Also the regeneration, or repair, of damaged Neurons, Axons, Glial Cells (brain cells) severely damaged in CTE patients. This Registry Observation PRC-EXO-CTE-I intends to find out for sure by partnering with Cedars-Sinai Neurology as our Primary Investigator. Enrollment of this 2-year Registry is scheduled to begin: June 14, 2026, 19 years after Dr Nowinski co-founded the Concussion & CTE Foundation.

Consultation: Registry Qualification

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