Inside the brain of a suspected CTE patient | ABC News

The effect of concussions and head knocks over Gordi Kirkbank-Ellis’s decades-long sporting career isn’t immediately obvious. That is, until you see what’s happening to his brain. These MRI scans show Gordi’s brain is shrinking. The deep valleys in Gordi’s brain have widened and filled with fluid. Decades of head impacts are the suspected cause. Gordi has suspected CTE, a life-changing and controversial diagnosis dividing brain specialists. Subscribe: ab.co/3yqPOZ5 ABC News In-depth takes you deeper on the big stories, with long-form journalism from Four Corners, Foreign Correspondent, Australian Story, Planet America and more, and explainers from ABC News Video Lab. Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: ab.co/2OB7Mk1 For more from ABC News, click here: ab.co/2kxYCZY Get breaking news and livestreams from our ABC News channel: youtube.com/user/NewsOnABC Like ABC News on Facebook: facebook.com/abcnews.au Follow ABC News on Instagram: instagram.com/abcnews_au Follow ABC News on Twitter: twitter.com/abcnews Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNewsIndepth #ABCNewsAustralia

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