Posts Tagged 'mTBI diagnosis'
By Paul Stone On February 24th, 2017
Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries May Be Identified By Changes in Brain Connectivity
A large collaboration between a number of universities around the world suggests mild traumatic brain injuries may be diagnosed using scans that detect changes in brain connectivity. For the study, researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, the University of Texas, Austin, the University of Pittsburgh Medical…
By Paul Stone On July 5th, 2016
Quick Eye Test May Catch Mild Concussions That Go Undiagnosed
US Army Investigators say they have found a fast and simple eye test for identifying acute mild traumatic brain injury which could improve diagnosis methods for mild forms of brain injury that often go unnoticed. Mild traumatic brain injury makes up the vast majority of concussions but it often goes undiagnosed due to the more…
By Paul Stone On November 12th, 2014
MicroRNAs Could Be An Important Biomarker For Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries
Researchers from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences believe they have found a new biomarker for mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in the shape of microRNAs, according to a new study published in PLOS ONE, There have been several attempts of varying levels of success to find an objective marker which could greatly…