New research presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America suggests that some athletes who have experienced sports-related concussions still have reduced blood flow in certain areas of their brain even after clinical recovery. We’ve talked about reducing concussions time and time again, but this study really brings new evidence to […]
Could Blood Tests Solve Concussion Questions?
An analysis of Swedish hockey players discovered that measuring tau protein levels in a person’s bloodstream could help diagnose concussions and accurately predict the persistence of symptoms, according to a study published in JAMA Neurology. For their study, researchers took blood samples from 288 Swedish hockey players after a friendly hockey game. They also took […]