The family of Kelly Catlin is seeking answers to her death last week at 23. The BU-CTE Center, which houses the brain bank, confirmed that the donation had been received from California. Center officials estimated to Mark Catlin that clinical and pathological research could take up to 12 months to complete. [U.S. Olympic cycling medalist Kelly Catlin dies at 23]The brain bank bills itself as “the largest tissue repository in the world focused on traumatic brain injury” and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), and it contains more than 600 brains. Mark Catlin described a “perfect storm” of depression, classic concussion symptoms, overtraining, “not being able to say no” and other physical problems.

Source: Washington Post March 12, 2019 16:27 UTC