The disease was diagnosed in the Australian rules footballer Heather Anderson, who died at age 28 in November, a paper outlining the postmortem analysis said.
CTE diagnosed in a female professional athlete for the first time
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/cte-diagnosed-female-professional-athlete-first-time-rcna92500
3 Comments
Dav@kbin.social · 8 pts · 3y
For the unaware that haven’t clicked the link:
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a brain condition thought to be linked to repeated head injuries and blows to the head.
Entropywins@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y
28 is too young... all I can say is hope she enjoyed the ride