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09/08 20:27 CDT Report says Australian study finds 31 rugby league players with
brain disease CTE
Report says Australian study finds 31 rugby league players with brain disease
CTE
SYDNEY (AP) --- A study has found 31 rugby league players in Australia have
been diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic
encephalopathy (CTE), the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported.
The ABC reported Australian Sports Brain Bank findings that showed players in
their 20s, 30s and 40s had the degenerative brain disease, which can only be
diagnosed after death. Of the 51 rugby league players' brains donated, 31 were
found to have CTE. The donors had played at various levels of the sport, from
amateur to professional.
CTE has also been found in former NFL players and others who play rugby union
and other contact sports.
NRL star player and coach Paul Green and Manly Sea Eagles player Keith Titmuss,
who was only 20 when he died after a practice session in hot conditions in
2020, were among the rugby league players identified in the study.
The ABC said it had obtained the latest statistics, which were based on the
first 150 brain examinations of people who played contact sports completed at
the brain bank.
The ABC said the paper was presented by molecular biologist and data scientist
Jennifer Cropley at the International Sports Concussion Conference in Melbourne
on Tuesday.
Domestic media, including The Australian newspaper, reported that the
conference had barred reporters from attending.
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See AP's full sports coverage here
