"Think about a solider who is knocked down by blast wave of an explosion, or a football player reeling after a major collision
"Think about a soldier who is knocked down by the blast wave of an explosion, or a football player reeling after a major collision.
The person may show some loss of cognitive function, but you may not immediately see anything in a CT-scan or MRI that tells you exactly where and how much damage has been done to the brain. You don't know what happened to the brain, so how do you figure out how to treat the patient?"
To find out, Johns Hopkins engineers have developed a powerful new computer-based process that helps identify the dangerous conditions that lead to concussion-related brain injuries.