Concussion Diagnosis with a Blood Test

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I thought this was quite interesting as it seems quite an improvement to current methods.

 

Researchers in London Ontario have discovered that a form of blood profiling known as 'metabolomics' can provide concussion assessments with up to 95 percent accuracy with a simple blood test given within 72 hours of a brain trauma.

 

Metabolites in the blood - in particular lipids - show a consistent pattern when the brain has been concussed and this pattern can be analyzed over time to determine when a full recovery has been made.

 

The test could be done outside the laboratory with a machine that would be small and light enough to take anywhere at a cost of $100 per test.

 

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/concussion-blood-test-london-lawson-research-1.3841534