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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.
TitleEmerging technology snapshot : diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).
Publication typeMonograph
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
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
Description1 online resource (2 pages)
ISBN9780660309699
Catalogue number
  • NR16-280/2019E-PDF
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