Finger-stick blood test for sports concussions on the horizon
A finger-stick blood test for sports-related concussion is on the horizon. A brain protein called S100B is a biomarker for TBIs and is already used in Europe to determine who is at high risk for intracranial bleeding and in need of a head CT scan.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/270989.php
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