Posts Tagged ‘brain injury diagnosis’
By Paul Stone On November 9th, 2015
Currently, diagnosing children with a concussion is usually based entirely on subjective symptoms such as vomiting, balance, issues, headaches, or vision issues. However, this diagnosis method leaves much to be desired. It can be highly inaccurate and frequently give no indication of the true severity of the injury. However, researchers say they have found a…
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By Paul Stone On August 28th, 2015
An attempt to replicate a form of traumatic brain injury commonly seen in combat veterans in laboratory experiments may also have identified a new diagnostic tool which would greatly improve early detection for the difficult to detect injury. Estimates say one in five soldiers wounded in service have experienced TBI, and approximately 52 percent of…
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By Paul Stone On December 16th, 2014
According to a new report published on-line in Journal of Neurosurgery, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center have developed a new technology capable of identifying the location and impact of a brain injury by tracking eye movements of individuals as they watch music videos or television for less than four minutes. The findings indicate eye…
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By Paul Stone On July 28th, 2014
New research claims that a battery of three tests are able to detect 100 percent of concussions that occur during a football game and assumedly any similarly brutal sporting event. The study, published in the journal Neurology: Clinical Practice, evaluated 217 athletes on University of Florida’s football, women’s lacrosse, and wome’s soccer teams over the…
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By Paul Stone On May 16th, 2013
A headset that identifies oedemas and haematomas in brain trauma patients through the sending and receiving of electromagnetic signals is the latest solution to the traumatic brain injury epidemic sweeping the country. This specific product hopes to provide a fast and cheap diagnosis method for those in rural areas who may not have access to…
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