Benoit's Brain Showed Severe Damage From Multiple Concussions

Benoit's Brain Showed Severe Damage From Multiple Concussions, Doctor and Dad Say

The family of Chris Benoit has been searching for answers since late June, when the professional wrestler killed his wife, 7-year-old son and then himself.

At the crime scene, police found anabolic steroids prompting many to suspect that "roid rage" had accounted for Benoit's behavior, which his family found out of character for the 40-year-old.

His family now believes that new test results on Benoit's brain explain his vicious actions.

The tests, conducted by Julian Bailes of the Sports Legacy Institute, show that Benoit's brain was so severely damaged it resembled the brain of an 85-year-old Alzheimer's patient.

Bailes and his research team say that this damage was the result of a lifetime of chronic concussions and head trauma suffered while Benoit was in the wrestling ring.

Benoit's father, Michael Benoit, is speaking out in order to warn other athletes, both professional and student.

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3560015&page=1

That was something that I thought played a large role in this whole tragedy. But I bet this well be cast aside in favour of more sensational stories of the news media because we all know the truth comes in 2nd to scandals.

wow really disturbing what has happend to him, but we still don't know of the factors that made him do it...The_Last_Ride

Well if you read the article you would have seen the case for Dementia brought on by the brain damage.

I suggest everybody follow that link and read the whole thing.

That's more or less what I assumed would cause it. You don't do something that crazy with a pristine brain.

An 85 year old Alzheimers patient? Thats sort of disturbing. It makes me wonder what some of these other guys brains are looking like.SeriousThreat

that explains alot of things. he shouldve retired before thenDevouring_One

[QUOTE="The_Last_Ride"]wow really disturbing what has happend to him, but we still don't know of the factors that made him do it...TheGm86

Well if you read the article you would have seen the case for Dementia brought on by the brain damage.

I suggest everybody follow that link and read the whole thing.

Oh yeah sorry, i didn't have the time, so I just passed through here and saw the topic:).

wonder what foley's brain is likesideoftheham

Terry Funk's even. :P