First professional female athlete diagnosed with degenerative brain disease CTE

Heather Anderson the first female athlete to be diagnosed with CTE

A former AFLW champion has become the first female athlete to be diagnosed with CTE in a landmark case.

Australian rules footballer diagnosed with CTE in landmark finding for female athletes

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

Australian rules footballer diagnosed with CTE in landmark finding for female athletes

The Australian Sports Brain Bank has diagnosed a former Australian rules football player with chronic traumatic encephalopathy in a landmark finding for female professional athletes

AFLW player Heather Anderson first woman diagnosed with CTE: report

Heather Anderson, who died last year, is the first known professional female athlete to be diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease.

First known CTE brain disease diagnosis for a female athlete

Researchers have posthumously diagnosed Australian rules football player Heather Anderson with a brain disease known as CTE. "She is the first female athlete diagnosed with CTE, but she will not be the last," they wrote.

First Professional Female Athlete Diagnosed With CTE

Australian rules football player Heather Anderson has become the first professional female athlete to be diagnosed with CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy). Anderson was a member of the Australian Football League Women’s 2017 Adelaide team before she retired later that year. Sadly, she took her life last year at the age of 28. Her family donated her brain to the Australian Sports Brain Bank where researchers have now concluded that she had be…