Dozens of Australian Rules players diagnosed with CTE expose scale of AFL's brain injury crisis
- Thirty-three Australian Rules players, including 19 professional and semi-professional footballers, have been diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), exposing the scale of the AFL's brain trauma crisis.
- Four Corners can reveal the alarming findings, compiled by the Australian Sports Brain Bank, include high-profile players who died in their 20s, 30s and 40s.
- Until now, there had only been five known cases of CTE diagnosed in professional AFL players.
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- Thirty-three Australian Rules players, including 19 professional and semi-professional footballers, have been diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), exposing the scale of the AFL's brain trauma crisis.
- Four Corners can reveal the alarming findings, compiled by the Australian Sports Brain Bank, include high-profile players who died in their 20s, 30s and 40s.
- Until now, there had only been five known cases of CTE diagnosed in professional AFL players.
Sources: ABC Australia