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106| Sport Related Concussion – A Conversation With Dr. Michael McCrea

Navigating Neuropsychology

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The Potential Utility of Blood Based Biomarkers in TBI

The work in in blood based and fluid based biomarkers has really been on a pretty incredible trajectory over the last 10 years. These biomarkers have proven really highly reliable and valid for instance in differentiating people with traumatic brain injury from trauma controls and healthy controls while also at a very high accuracy. The simple blood tests could prevent a lot of unnecessary head CTs which is particularly a big deal in children where radiation exposure is an issue early in life.

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