Now, for the first time ever, the FDA has approved a new type of blood test that can detect a concussion with incredible accuracy, and faster than ever before. The test looks for elevated levels ...

Background Concussion baseline testing has drawn criticism regarding its clinical utility in the community setting. Recent studies have suggested that baseline testing may have additional advantages, ...

The test is expected to help rule out the need for CT scans in evaluating potential brain tissue damage caused by concussions ...

The i-STAT Alinity test can detect two proteins released into the blood when someone suffers a concussion and, per statistics from its developer Abbott, has a 95.6 percent rate of ruling out ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. “This is going to change the testing paradigm for suspected cases of concussion,” Tara Rabin, a spokesperson for the FDA, tells The New York ...

AT’s administered the KD test to hockey players immediately after removal from the game with a suspected concussion. Main outcome measures KD time post-injury was compared to the KD time baseline.

Then, if a concussion is suspected to have occurred, the student takes the test again. St. Francis’ proposal would require each athlete to get the baseline screening at Jordan High School.