Many patients with concussion have normal CT scans and are discharged from the hospital without follow-up. But a blood test that is currently under development and costs a fraction of the price of a ...

A new blood test approved by the Food and Drug Administration is being characterized by the agency and news reports as a way to detect concussion. But a UB expert on concussion says those reports are ...

A test used to gauge whether a college athlete has suffered a concussion is right only half the time and may be useless, new research finds. The test used by the NCAA, which oversees college sports, ...

The blood test from Abbott Laboratories would help rule out which patients need a CT scan following a blow or injury to the head. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared a blood test ...

When college athletes are evaluated for a possible concussion, the diagnosis is based on an athletic trainer or team physician's assessment of three things: the player's symptoms, physical balance and ...

Researchers have found a way to determine whether someone has suffered a concussion by measuring the blood levels of three biomarkers within six hours of the injury. The blood test could be used ...

Curtin University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Concussions can occur in many different ways, but they are more likely to occur when playing fast-paced team sports like ...

Detecting concussion can be tricky business, with doctors relying on subjective testing and evaluation of symptoms to reach a diagnosis. Scientists are working on techniques that can provide more ...

(SOUNDBITE) (English) ANTONIO BELLI, PROFESSOR OF TRAUMA NEUROSURGERY, UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM, SAYING: "The body knows that something has happened upstairs so every part of the body begins to adapt ...