Researchers suggest that the loss of pyruvate carboxylase function in the nervous system, particularly the role of the enzyme in myelin formation and neurotransmitter production, also contributes to the neurologic features of pyruvate carboxylase deficiency.
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Brain scientists are reporting new clues on how the disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) attacks the brains of athletes and combat soldiers. CTE is a degenerative brain disease caused by concussions and other repeat brain trauma. The disease can only be diagnosed in autopsy, but there have been reports of emotional changes and Alzheimer's-like symptoms in some athletes prior to their posthumous diagnoses.