Football legend Tony Cascarino tells Claire Byrne he has signs of early dementia
an article he wrote highlighting his risks of getting dementia.The 58-year-old highlighted the fact that not only does it run in his family but also, because of his career, he has a higher chance of developing the disease.To top it all off, Tony also had major brain surgery to remove a tumour which, ‘is an added problem and can start off the process of slow death of cells in the brain.’He explained: ‘My dad’s got dementia on his side of the family… on my mum’s side also, she’s had sisters who’ve had dementia.‘I’ve headed the ball an awful lot and I know the numbers that are pretty horrific with regards to footballers [being] three and a half times more likely to get dementia.‘I made it quite clear [in the article] that it’s not a guarantee.