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…
ReadIBM’s ‘Watson’ supercomputer has already made a splash in the headlines by competing on Jeopardy! and being used to help doctors treat lung cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Now, it is taking on brain injuries with a unique method of identifying individuals who have suffered a concussion. According to a recent report, IBM…
ReadOne of the most persistent issues following the heightened focus on preventing and better treating brain injuries, both in and outside of sports, is the lack of objective test to diagnose the condition. While multiple groups of researchers have created potential objective means of diagnosing the condition, none have come to fruition and the only…
ReadGiven the regular occurrence of stories about athletes attempting, and often succeeding, at hiding concussions so they can get back onto the field, it has become clear that we need objective ways to identify players who need to be assessed for brain injuries. While there are already some figures on the sidelines tasked with sighting…
Read
©2023 Neurologic Rehabilitation Institute. All Rights Reserved.