There is exciting landmark news in traumatic brain injury (TBI) evaluation right now. According to The Lancet, a coalition of experts in the field of brain injuries from the United States and 13 other countries have proposed a new way to evaluate TBI patients that can help improve classification, diagnosis and ultimately treatment. The system Read more
With Super Bowl LIX on the horizon, Mid-Atlantic Concussion (MAC) Alliance’s medical director and president, Vincent Schaller, MD, DABFM, CIC, recently penned a LinkedIn article on his thoughts about the state of concussions in the NFL, and in organized football on all levels of play. The article, “Super Bowl LIX Musing of a Concussion Doctor” Read more
It’s official: emergency rooms and urgent care centers around the country now have a rapid-result blood test for concussions and traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) available for screening patients. This is a game-changer, allowing for earlier diagnosis, which leads to better recovery outcomes. The test runs on a handheld device by Abbott called the i-STAT™ Alinity™ Read more
We are at the pinnacle of football season, with the Super Bowl just a few weeks away. We’ve already seen a few head injuries nationally broadcast that left players lying on the ground in the frightening fencing pose. And you don’t have to be a football fan to have heard or seen the phrase “concussion Read more
We at MAC Alliance use a wide array of concussion and brain health testing tools to screen, diagnosis and treat brain injuries. They include neurocognitive brain testing, EEG technology, infrared eye-tracking screening and other advanced tools. Now, according to some new groundbreaking research, we may someday be adding a saliva test for concussions to our Read more
