@Dutchess_III, @canidmajor, and @Everyone – I own the aberrant behavior, with or without any brain damage. I think it puts me in good company ; )
I’m also aware of the CTE studies done on NFL players, but there seems to be less info available for athletes in other sports. And it’s not clear from studies I’ve read whether there’s a threshold in terms of number & severity of head impacts before CTE symtoms occur.
In my case I played fairly intense women’s team basketball in high school and for a short time in college, and I got slammed more than once but never lost consciousness. I also had a ski accident where I skidded into a tree and was knocked out, but saved from worse injury by my helmet (and my hair). After that I totalled my Camaro wearing a seatbelt & with all airbags deployed, but was disoriented for minutes afterward.
My point in asking this isn’t fear, it’s more curiousity. I survived and I have annual checkups that include xrays & scans. So far nothing has shown up that’s nearly as bad as what pro football players have suffered. There just seems to be a lack of data for players in other sports (especially women), and people who experience head impacts from what’s considered “routine” events at work or at home.