Emerging technology snapshot : diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).: NR16-280/2019E-PDF
"Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) typically occur due to an injury to the head as a result of contact and/or acceleration/deceleration of forces acting on the brain. TBI is a common health problem among civilian, first responders, and military populations. Although frequently undiagnosed or underreported, mild TBIs (mTBIs) are the most frequent type of TBI (70-90%) and, while typically benign, involve many symptoms and carry a risk of serious short- and long-term sequelae. Current mTBI diagnosis methods (imaging, biomarkers and neuropsychological tests) are limited"--page 1.
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| Department/Agency | National Research Council Canada. |
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| Title | Emerging technology snapshot : diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Technologie émergente en bref : diagnostic des traumatismes cérébraux légers (TCL). Caption title. |
| Publishing information | [Ottawa] : National Research Council Canada = Conseil national de recherches Canada, 2019. ©2019 |
| Description | 1 online resource (2 pages) |
| ISBN | 9780660309699 |
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| Subject terms | Brain damage -- Diagnosis. |
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