Diagnosing CTE in the Living—Researchers and the Medical Community Inch Closer to the Goal Line

By Jessica Rizzo and Dylan Henry, of Montgomery McCracken When Antonio Brown disrobed in the middle of a Tampa Bay Buccaneers game this January, threw his clothes into the stands, and ran off the field, many rushed to play “armchair doctor,” publicly speculating that the wide receiver was suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (“CTE”), the progressive brain disease associated with repeated concussive and sub-concussive blows. The problem? CTE can only be diagnosed through pos