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. The Concussion Legacy Foundation said Heather Anderson, who played for Adelaide in the Australian Football League Women’s competition, is the first female athlete diagnosed with CTE, the degenerative brain disease linked to concussions. Researchers at the Australian …

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.