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 ...

Concussion patients can develop persistent, sometimes severe symptoms as a result of their head injury, but traditional tests often fail to identify which patients are most at-risk. Now, a group of ...

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 may save patients suspected of having sustained a concussion from undergoing a costly CT scan that exposes them to radiation. Typically a doctor will perform a face-to-face evaluation ...

Study evaluated the utility of Banyan BTI ™, a diagnostic blood test, to rule out the need for a CT scan in patients with a suspected mild TBI, or concussion, presenting to the emergency department ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week gave its first green light to a company that wants to start selling a blood test to evaluate for mild traumatic brain injury, or concussion. The agency ...

Concussion diagnosis is a notoriously tricky science. Even if an assessment test on the sideline of a football or soccer field deems you to be concussion-free after a blow to the head, that doesn’t ...

Baylor quarterback Seth Russell’s cat scan for a possible concussion was negative following a 35-34 loss to Texas on Saturday night in Austin. Russell will be monitored for any concussion-like ...

DENVER -- These scenes are becoming all too familiar for the Denver Broncos. Defensive back Karl Paymah sustained a concussion in the second quarter Thursday night when he dipped his head and took a ...