Faster Diagnosis Could Lead to Effective Brain Injury Treatment
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A hand-held diagnostic tool that can help administer a blood test to diagnose brain injury could speed up the way these catastrophic injuries are diagnosed and subsequently treated in the US. Scientists at the University of Lincoln-Nebraska have announced that they are continuing work on the development of a handheld brain injury detection device. The device would check for the presence of a specific protein that is released when an injury occurs.
The researchers are working on making the device much more accurate and sensitive, so that it can detect even a tiny presence of the protein. The device makes use of micro-fluids, or minute amounts of blood in order to detect the presence of the protein.
When you realize that there is no complete cure for brain injury, and that the only treatment that a patient can expect is to have treatment begin as quickly as possible, you understand the importance of detecting the brain injury immediately.
Very often, brain injuries involve no external signs or symptoms. A person may not suffer a skull fracture even in the case of a severe brain injury. He may not suffer blood loss, or have other external signs of an injury.
It is very essential that these injuries be detected immediately, and the lack of any visible signs makes diagnosis a challenge. Conventionally, CT scans are used to diagnose a brain injury, but these are time-consuming. Every minute that treatment is delayed increases the person’s risk of long-term brain damage.
Therefore, it is important to encourage research that is focused on speeding up diagnosis after an injury. A device like this would be very useful to detect brain injury during combat. Army medical personnel could use the device on the field to instantly detect an injury, thereby limiting severe brain damage.
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When you realize that there is no complete cure for brain injury, and that the only treatment that a patient can expect is to have treatment begin as quickly as possible, you understand the importance of detecting the brain injury immediately.
Very often, brain injuries involve no external signs or symptoms. A person may not suffer a skull fracture even in the case of a severe brain injury. He may not suffer blood loss, or have other external signs of an injury.
It is very essential that these injuries be detected immediately, and the lack of any visible signs makes diagnosis a challenge. Conventionally, CT scans are used to diagnose a brain injury, but these are time-consuming. Every minute that treatment is delayed increases the person’s risk of long-term brain damage.
Therefore, it is important to encourage research that is focused on speeding up diagnosis after an injury. A device like this would be very useful to detect brain injury during combat. Army medical personnel could use the device on the field to instantly detect an injury, thereby limiting severe brain damage.
AUTHOR: Glusing & Muher, LLC
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