Traumatic Brain Injury

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FDA

FDA: First Blood Test for Concussion Diagnosis Approved

02/15/2018

The US Food and Drug Administration recently approved the first blood test to aid in assessing mild traumatic brain injury in adults.

02/15/2018

Research Summaries

Cognitive Rehabilitation

INCOG Updated Guidelines for Cognitive Rehabilitation Following Traumatic Brain Injury

01/09/2023

Researchers updated the 2014 INCOG Guidelines that outline how clinicians should approach cognitive rehabilitation for individuals who have traumatic brain injury.

01/09/2023

Elderly Patients

New Analysis Highlights Thromboelastography as a Potential Bleed Risk Tool for Elderly Patients With TBI

01/31/2022

For elderly patients presenting to the emergency department with a traumatic brain injury (TBI), a thromboelastography (TEG) test can likely predict the effects of anticoagulant or antiplatelet therapy,...

01/31/2022

Pediatrics

Can a Balance Test Predict Sport-Related Concussion Symptoms in Children?

04/18/2019

Authors of a new study determined which variables assessed during an initial clinical evaluation for concussion are independently associated with time until symptom resolution among pediatric patients. ...

04/18/2019

Concussions

Concussion Biomarkers Are Still Unreliable

12/12/2018

To describe variability in concussion biomarker concentrations, researchers collected and analyzed serum of more than 400 healthy college athletes.

12/12/2018

Dementia

TBI Raises Long-Term Dementia Risk

04/11/2018

Traumatic brain injury is known to be associated with dementia, but few large studies with long follow-up have been performed. In a study of nearly 3 million people with a risk for dementia, researchers...

04/11/2018

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