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ORLANDO, Fla. — A new blood test to help assess patients with suspected mild traumatic brain injuries or concussions is now being used right here in Central Florida. Orlando Regional Medical Center is the first hospital in the world to use it.
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The i-STAT TBI test was developed in collaboration with Abbott, the U.S. Department of Defense U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command’s (USAMRDC) and U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA). Patients will know their results in just 15 minutes.
“This is a game changer,” Dr. Lina Papa, the Director of Academic Clinical Research at Orlando Health, said. “Really a game changer.”
She’s worked to find a blood test to diagnose brain conditions for 25 years.
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“We have blood test for every organ injury, over every organ in the body,” Dr. Papa said. “We never …
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