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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2016 Oct;27(4):529–535. doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2016.05.009

Table 2.

Traumatic Encephalopathy Syndrome (TES) Diagnostic Variants23

TES Variant Symptoms
Behavioral/Mood Only behavioral or mood core features (or
both):

  • Aggression/Explosivity

  • Impulsivity

  • Depression
Cognitive Only cognitive core features

  • Impairments in attention, executive function, or episodic memory
Mixed Both cognitive core features and behavioral or
mood core features (or both)
Dementia Progressive decline in cognitive core features
with or without behavioral or mood core
features, in addition to evidence of functional
impairment

TES = Traumatic Encephalopathy Syndrome