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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did she die? I’m pretty sure CTE can only be diagnosed post mortem. [/quote]

Yes she did, by suicide. Here is a blurb from an article about the study:

"Additionally, 4 of 23 athletes (17%) who played soccer were diagnosed with CTE—two male high school players, one male semiprofessional player and one female collegiate player. The female player was 28-years-old at the time of her death. She had played soccer as a forward for 18 years, beginning at age 3 and playing through three years of Division I collegiate soccer. In addition to two concussions without loss of consciousness while playing the sport, at age 24, she experienced a syncopal episode and a traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness for 3 minutes. Four years later, she developed paranoia and suicidal thoughts. At 28 years of age, she died by suicide. The researchers’ postmortem examination revealed stage I CTE. Among the 152 athletes, suicide was the most common cause of death, followed by unintentional overdose."[/quote]

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