Overview

• New ESPN reporting shows Tamura suffered from debilitating headaches since high school and sought relief through prescription painkillers, head injections and annual MRI scans in Las Vegas.
• Records reveal Tamura’s neurological care included regular consultations, injectable therapies and at least two involuntary psychiatric hospitalizations in Nevada.
• New York City’s chief medical examiner is performing a neuropathological examination on Tamura’s brain to confirm or rule out chronic traumatic encephalopathy, with results due in the coming weeks.
• Neurologists caution that CTE can only be diagnosed postmortem and that a direct link between the condition and violent behavior remains unsubstantiated.
• In light of these revelations, public health officials and lawmakers are advocating for a unified national protocol on traumatic brain injury research, screening and integrated mental health services.