Former NFL extensive receiver Demaryius Thomas died from “complications of seizure disorder,” in accordance with an post-mortem launched Friday.
Thomas’ loss of life in December 2021 at age 33 surprised NFL followers who watched the longtime Denver Broncos receiver for 10 years within the league. Thomas was 16 days shy of his thirty fourth birthday.
A cousin suspected that Thomas died from a seizure within the bathe at his house in Roswell, Ga. The household stated Thomas started struggling seizures after a violent 2019 automotive crash.
“It is unknown whether Mr. Thomas’ seizure disorder is a result of natural causes or a sequela of head impacts incurred during his career as a professional football player and the reviewed medical records do not include an etiology for Mr. Thomas’ seizures,” the Fulton County, Ga., coroner wrote within the post-mortem, in accordance with the Denver Post.
Last month, Thomas’ household revealed that he had stage 2 CTE when he died. The continual mind illness, which may result in melancholy and dementia, has been discovered in additional than 300 former NFL gamers. The illness can solely be recognized posthumously.
“Once I became aware of CTE and began to familiarize myself with the symptoms, I noticed that Demaryius was isolating himself and I saw other changes in him,” stated Katina Smith, Thomas’ mom.
While CTE is related to temper swings and different mind points, “CTE itself does not cause death. You don’t die from CTE. What CTE does is it changes your behavior and your personality,” stated Dr. Ann McKee, chief of Boston University’s leading edge analysis heart on the illness. McKee stated it was unlikely the seizures had been brought on by CTE.
In addition to his eight years with the Broncos, Thomas performed for the Houston Texans and New York Jets. He had formally retired from soccer simply months earlier than his loss of life.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com