March 21, 2013

Concussion Testing Method Diagnoses Traumatic Brain Injury with Heart Rate, Blood Pressure

By Logan Lafferty

Now, neurologists at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona have taken a major step toward an accurate biological marker for concussion testing. Their research shows that autonomic reflex testing, which measures automatic changes in heart rate and blood pressure, consistently shows changes in people who suffer concussions.

 

Medical Daily by Ashik Siddique

Tags: autonomic reflex testing, biological marker, blood pressure, concussion, concussion testing, heart rate, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Medical Daily, Neurology, Research, Sports Medicine, traumatic brain injury

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