Rugby League legend Wally Lewis diagnosed with probable CTE
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- Aug 1, 2023
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Wally Lewis has revealed he has been diagnosed with probable chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) – describing his shock after seeing scans of his brain that even made his doctor tear up. The rugby league legend – dubbed 'the King' – recently received the diagnosis after being concerned about memory loss for some time.
While comparing a recent scan of his head with previous scans, Lewis said he was "gobsmacked" by what he and his doctor saw.
"We had a look at the X-rays (scans), and I was expecting to see this just tiny little mark," he told ABC Radio Brisbane.
"I've had concussions before, earlier in my career, where a doctor would just say, 'look here's the spot here' and it would be a little bit different to the one that we've just recently had.
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