Australian researchers confirm world’s first case of dementia linked to repetitive brain trauma in a female athlete
- Written by: Stephen Townsend, Lecturer, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland
Researchers at the Australian Sports Brain Bank have today reported the world’s first diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in a female athlete.
With the consent of her family, the diagnosis was made on the brain of Heather Anderson, a 28-year-old AFLW athlete who died last November. Heather’s family donated her brain to...
