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The delicate tissue sheaths that insulate each biological circuit lay in “disorganized clumps,” & throughout #RobertCard’s #brain there was scarring & inflammation suggesting repeated #trauma.

This was not #CTE, the report said. It was a characteristic pattern of damage that has been found before in #military #veterans who were repeatedly exposed to #weapons #blasts during their service.

#MassShooting #GunControl #law #BrainDamage #Lewiston #Maine #medicine #science #neuroscience #MentalHealth

His brain was sent to a #Veterans Affairs laboratory in Boston that is known for its pioneering work documenting chronic #traumatic #encephalopathy, or #CTE, in athletes.

Acc/to the lab’s report, prepared on Feb 26 & updated on Wednesday, the white matter that forms the wiring deep in the #brain had “moderately severe” damage, & in some areas was missing entirely.

#MassShooting #Lewiston #Maine #GunControl #law #RobertCard #BrainTrauma #science #neuroscience #medicine

The #gunman, #RobertCard, was a #grenade instructor in the #ArmyReserve. In 2023, after 8 yrs of being exposed to thousands of skull-shaking blasts on the training range, he began hearing #voices & was stalked by #paranoid #delusions. He grew increasingly erratic & #violent in the months before the Oct rampage in #Lewiston, in which he killed 18 people & then himself.

#MassShooting #GunControl #law #CTE #BrainDamage #Maine #medicine #science #neuroscience #MentalHealth #trauma #psychology

A specialized laboratory examining the #brain of the gunman who committed #Maine’s deadliest #MassShooting found profound #BrainDamage of the kind that has been seen in #veterans exposed to repeated blasts from #weapons use.

The lab’s findings were included in an autopsy report that was compiled by the Maine chief ME’s office & released by the #gunman’s family.

#RobertCard #GunControl #law #CTE #Lewiston #ArmyReserve #medicine #science #neuroscience #MentalHealth #trauma #psychology

Profound Damage Found in #Maine #Gunman’s #Brain, Possibly From Blasts

A laboratory found a pattern of cell damage that has been seen in #veterans exposed to #weapons blasts, & said it probably played a role in the gunman’s spiral into #violence.

#MassShooting #RobertCard #GunControl #law #CTE #BrainDamage #Lewiston #ArmyReserve #medicine #science #neuroscience #MentalHealth #trauma #psychology
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/06/us/maine-shooting-brain-injury.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb