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Stiles, who played on the World Cup-winning team in 1966, had been diagnosed with dementia, as were several of his teammates including Jack and Bobby Charlton.
Stiles family said they had donated his brain to a study led by neuropathologist Willie Stewart. He told us that the damage to my dad s brain was very severe and could only be explained by him heading the ball over the sustained period of his career, Stiles son John told the
Daily Mail. It confirmed what he had believed for a long time.
Stewart said brain injury and head impacts were the only recognised risk factors in the type of damage Stiles had suffered.
El médico confirmó lo que creí durante mucho tiempo
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