A post-mortem analysis of Junior Seau's brain tissue has diagnosed the former NFL linebacker with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, a degenerative brain diseased linked to football and head injuries.

Junior Seau suffered from brain damage sustained from his years in the NFL doctors revealed. Seau committed suicide last May and tested positive for chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative ...

Seau's death highlights questions about brain injury and depression. May 2, 2012— -- The circumstances coming to light about the death of former NFL linebacker Junior Seau may highlight what some ...

When he ended his life last year by shooting himself in the chest, Junior Seau had a degenerative brain disease often linked with repeated blows to the head. Researchers from the National Institutes ...

The family of Junior Seau has sued the NFL, claiming the former linebacker's suicide was the result of brain disease caused by violent hits he sustained while playing football. The wrongful death ...

Star linebacker Junior Seau had a degenerative brain disease when he committed suicide last May, the National Institutes of Health told The Associated Press on Thursday. Results of an NIH study of ...

The family of late NFL linebacker Junior Seau has agreed to donate his brain to researchers—possibly at Boston University— to determine what, if any, brain trauma the linebacker suffered during his 20 ...

Junior Seau, one of the NFL's best and fiercest players for nearly two decades, had a degenerative brain disease when he committed suicide last May, the National Institutes of Health told The ...

Junior Seau's family is having second thoughts about allowing research on his brain to determine if the former Chargers star suffered football-related head trauma. A family pastor told the Reuters ...

The family of former linebacker Junior Seau says he was diagnosed with a brain disease that is associated with repeated head trauma. He suffered from the type of chronic brain damage that has been ...