punch-drunk syndrome
noun
: chronic traumatic encephalopathy
The most important factor in the development of the punch-drunk syndrome seems to be time spent in the ring getting punched in the head.—
David Noonan
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By the fifties, punch-drunk syndrome was being described as dementia pugilistica and chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
—Ingfei Chen, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2023
Ingfei Chen, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2023
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punch-drunk syndrome
noun
: chronic traumatic encephalopathy
The most important factor in the development of the punch-drunk syndrome seems to be time spent in the ring getting punched in the head.—David Noonan, The New York Times Magazine
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