Researchers at the Australian Sports Brain Bank have today reported the world's first diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in a female athlete.
The Australian Sports Brain Bank team believe Anderson is a"" we can learn from. She is the first female athlete diagnosed with CTE, but she will not be the last.
Although Australian women have historically been excluded from the sports most associated with repeated head injuries, this is changing. In 2022, there were almost one million women and girls playing some form of in Australia. As women's participation in contact sport continues to grow, so too does their risk of repetitive brain trauma.There is emerging evidence that women are at significantly higher risk of mild traumatic brain injury and may suffer more severe symptoms.
Concussion alone does not cause CTE, but an athlete's number of concussions is a reliable indicator of their cumulative exposure to brain trauma, which is the biggest predictor of CTE.propose a mix of physiological and social explanations[…] differences in the microstructure of the brain to the influence of hormones, coaching regimes, players' level of experience and the management of injuries.
More research is needed to understand sporting brain injuries specifically in women and girls. Given their growth in participation and the enhanced risks they face in sport, it is concerning that women and girls are
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