New blood test could diagnose traumatic brain injuries quickly WFTV [Video]

ORLANDO, Fla. — Basketball is a sport that Troy Akins loves, but it doesn’t come without a potential for injury.

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“We were at practice playing fives and I got elbowed in the head. It hurt for a second but it went away as my adrenaline was running,” Akins said who’s a Woodland Hills junior.

By the next day, he was dizzy and pulled from the big game.

“I took a screening test, matching and memory type questions: Am I dizzy? Did I throw up? and after they say if I have a concussion or not,” Akins said.

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He, like many other high school athletes, had a concussion. The process to diagnose these traumatic brain injuries can be tedious, but new FDA approval for a blood test could be a game changer for this field.

“The Abbott i-STAT TBI blood test is extraordinarily accurate well above 95% in giving us concrete …