CTE Brain Disease Found In Living Person For First Time

Researchers published, what they say is the first case of a living person diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. Lead author Dr. Bennet Omalu confirmed to CNN that the subject of the case was former NFL player, Fred McNeill. Omalu is credited with first discovering CTE in professional football players. Until now, the only way to diagnose the disease is with a brain exam after death.