Friday, April 11, 2014

Can Biochemical Markers in the Blood Detect Concussions?

Same questions for stroke and TBI. Whom is going to research that for diagnosis purposes?
http://www.sportsmedres.org/2014/04/biochemical-markers-in-blood-detect-brain-injury.html
Shahim P., Tegner Y., Wilson DH., Randall J., Skillback T., Pazooki D., Kallberg B., Blennow K., Zetterberg H. JAMA Neurol. 2014; E1-E9.

Take Home Message: Biochemical markers in the blood, like T-tau, are elevated after a concussion and are associated with recovery time. These markers may eventually be developed into clinical tools to determine diagnosis and prognosis after concussions as well as to devise improved return-to-play decisions. 

More at link.

1 comment:

  1. I hope blood testing will prove to be useful because athletes have learned to perform poorly on their concussion baseline test questions.

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