Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: Scientists and doctors are trying to identify and develop new and better ways to diagnose brain injury, because brain injuries are hard to detect. Even when a brain is known to be injured, it is hard to treat. This is unfortunate, because traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the most common brain disorder in children. One of the ways to detect TBI is by looking at biomarkers in the blood. Biomarkers, ranging from protein to DNA, help scientists determine whether a part of the body is damaged. Different injuries produce different biomarkers, giving us information on the severity of the injury; and other biomarkers provide clues regarding injury location. Scientists are hoping to use these biomarkers in the blood to see how likely children with TBI are to have a good or bad outcome, and, more importantly, how doctors can better treat children for these injuries.
Source: Frontiers for Young Minds
Authors: Stephany Kim, Preston Klein, Mindy Nguyen, Nicole Osier
Institution: The University of Texas at Austin
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2915186420