Former Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas died of “complications of a seizure disorder,” according to the Fulton County, Ga., medical examiner’s result, which was obtained Friday by the Denver Post.
Thomas, 33, died Dec. 9 at his home in Georgia.
Last month, his family announced that an examination of Thomas’s brain by researchers at Boston University diagnosed him with stage 2 chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
In her report, Karen Sullivan of the Fulton County Medical Examiners cited the Boston University report and said, “It is not known whether Mr. Thomas’ seizure disorder is the result of natural causes or a sequelae of impacts to the head suffered during his career as a professional. football player and the medical records reviewed do not include an etiology for Mr. Thomas’ seizures.
Sullivan wrote that “different physiological events can contribute to sudden death in people with a seizure disorder”, and abnormal heart rate during or after a seizure can lead to death.
At the time of his death, Thomas weighed 231 pounds. No other injuries, such as facial fractures, were discovered during the autopsy.
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