New research out of NYU Langone Medical Center could move the medical community one step closer toward effectively detecting concussion and quantifying its severity. In a study published online recently in the Journal of Neurotrauma, neuroscientists and concussion experts from NYU Langone and elsewhere,propose a diagnostic tool for concussion that can be utilized in the emergency room or possibly on the sidelines at sporting events. The study utilized a novel eye-tracking device to effectively measure the severity of concussion or brain injury in patients presenting to emergency departments following head trauma.
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