Bengals' Henry had existing brain damage at time of death

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06/28/2010 - Morgantown, WV (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Late Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry was found to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a form of degenerative brain damage, at the time of his death in December.

Doctors at the Brain Injury Research Institute (BIRI) at West Virginia University revealed the findings Monday, saying Henry's brain tissue was found to have the same kind of damage found previously in older, retired players who had histories of concussion.

The doctors point to the findings as the first evidence of the condition in an NFL player that has died while an active NFL player. Henry was known to have no prior history of concussions during his NFL or collegiate career at West Virginia.

"These interesting findings of tauopathy in a younger athlete who played football and had blows to the head, suggest an association between head trauma and the changes seen in the brain tissue," said Julian Bailes, M.D., chair of neurosurgery at WVU and co-director of BIRI. "I'm afraid we will continue to see this problem until we take the head out of the game."

Henry died December 17, 2009, at the age of 26 after falling out of the back of a pickup truck driven by his fiancee and suffering a fractured skull.

The BIRI examination found that Henry's damaged brain tissue was not caused by the fall, but developed as a result of a previous injury or injuries. Henry's family had requested that BIRI conduct the examination of his brain tissue.

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