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Late Australian Football Player Is the First Female Athlete to Be Diagnosed with CTE

Researchers in Australia have determined that Heather Anderson suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE Will Russell/AFL Media/Getty Less than a year after her death, researchers in ...
Bleacher Report

Heather Anderson Diagnosed with CTE; 1st Known Case in Professional Female Athlete

Former Australian rules football player Heather Anderson was diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) following her death in November, according to ESPN.com. Anderson is the first ...
Boston Herald

First woman athlete diagnosed with CTE, Australian organization determines

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — A former Australian rules football player has been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy in a landmark finding for female professional athletes. The Concussion ...
KARE 11

CTE found for first time in female pro athlete

SYDNEY, NS — A former Australian rules football player has been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy in a landmark finding for female professional athletes. The Concussion Legacy Foundation ...
Wall Street Journal

First Female Athlete Diagnosed With CTE After Repeated Head Impacts

A former Australian athlete was diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, marking the first time a female professional athlete has been found to have the degenerative brain disease stemming ...
The Washington Post

Researchers identify first case of CTE in a female athlete

Researchers at the Australian Sports Brain Bank on Monday reported the first diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in a female athlete. Researchers diagnosed former Australian rules football ...
CBS News

Former Australian Football League player becomes first female athlete to be diagnosed with CTE

A former Australian rules football player has been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy in a landmark finding for female professional athletes. The Concussion Legacy Foundation said Heather ...
USA Today

Australian rules football player is first female athlete diagnosed with CTE

A former female Australian rules football player was diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), according to findings published Tuesday in the Springer Medical Journal. Heather Anderson ...
Reuters

Australian rules-Late Adelaide player Anderson first female athlete to be diagnosed with CTE

July 4 (Reuters) - Researchers said former Australian rules player Heather Anderson has been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in the first known case of the degenerative brain ...
Sports Illustrated

Australian Football Player Becomes First Female Athlete Diagnosed With CTE

Former Australian rules football player Heather Anderson was diagnosed with traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), making her the first known professional female athlete to be diagnosed with the brain ...
New York Post

Football player is first female athlete diagnosed with CTE

Heather Anderson was a healthy, active young woman who played team sports since she was 5. She was known for wearing a bright pink helmet so her mother could spot her on the field, where she excelled ...