The FDA-approved concussion blood test isn’t ready for prime time

As an emergency medicine physician, a sports medicine physician who has spent countless hours on the sideline, and a concussion researcher, I spent a few minutes on Valentine’s Day reading with great interest the FDA release about a concussion biomarker. Currently, the diagnosis of a concussion is a timely, complicated task, taking into account both subjective historical elements and objective findings from the physical exam. The idea that a blood …

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