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Outline Template
ALS/CTE in Sports
Introduction
Attention Getter: What do all these people have in common?
Thesis Statement/Central Idea: ALS and CTE the neurodegenerative disease
Establish Credibility as a Speaker: How many of you in here play sports? For fun or
with a team? Are they extreme contact sports? Have you ever had a concussion?
Preview: State each main point in the introduction in a statement
Body
I) ALS AKA LOU GEHRIG DISEASE
A. ALS or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive neurodegenerative
disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
B. the disease can be inherited 50% chance 5-10% cases or its sporadic which is
the most common form of the disease in us 90-95% cases
C. ALS is not yet curable but there are drugs that are FDA approved to help treat
it.
Risk factors
• Age after 40 you are at risk
• Men are more at risk than women
• Heredity
• Professional football players
1. According to the online website article, What is ALS?, the writer says, ALS usually
strikes people between the ages 40-70, more than 20,000 American’s each year. Military
veterans are twice as likely to be diagnosed with the disease as the general public.
2. According to the online article,. ALS May Be Prevented By Eating Colorful Fruits
And Vegetables, the author says Eating bright colored foods, especially those that are yellow,
orange, and red, may prevent or slow the onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Transition: CTE is another form of a neurodegenerative disease
II) CTE
A. CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) is a brain condition associated with
repeated blows to the head. Can be divided into 4 major sub diseases which
are, Parkinson’s, huntingtins, Alzheimer’s disease, and dementia
