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He had multiple concussions during his football career but no cognitive complaints at retirement. A thalamic stroke in his mid 50s left stable mild cognitive deficits but family members reported further short-term memory, behavioral, and personality decline preceding the study. Imaging showed extensive small vessel disease on MRI, a moderate burden of amyloid-\u03b2 plaques, and <jats:sup>18<\/jats:sup>F-MK6240 binding in bilateral superior frontal and medial temporal cortices. 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