U.P.O. wrote:
Scotty was definitely wearing a certified helmet. Hes doesnt have a head injury. Its a spinal injury.
I think you're thinking of Brett Banaseiwicz. He had an uncertified Protec skate helmet on if i recall for his crash and now has a brain injury.
eskimojay wrote:
Of all the guys who took career ending head injury it seemed like mad dog mentally was changed from his crash , the rest of the guys seem like they recovered mentally but physically couldn’t come back to where they where
SirCaseAlot wrote:
Mirra tragically never recovered mentally...
There was an interview with DMC about CTE and Mirra, and the discussion about CTE and what went down was really interesting. Seems that CTE might not have been the only thing going on/totally accurate for the ultimate cause leading to Mirra's death.
If CTE was the only cause, why wouldn't we have seen SO much more of that type of scenario out of the midschool vert era? I mean all of those guys have gotten WRECKED hundreds of times. Hoffman being a HUGE example, DMC as well. And if you dive into other impact sports like football, hockey, fighting etc, same thing. IF CTE was the main cause of that type of behavior change etc and lead to suicide so directly, it would be a LOT more common in high-profile sports.
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