The FDA has approved a rapid blood test that can detect concussions quickly and in an easily accessible manner.
Per Abby Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the test built on the efforts of Dr. David Okonkwo, a professor of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh and neurosurgeon for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and his research team.
The test uses an i-STAT Alinity device that can be used anywhere and provides results within minutes.
Mackey noted the work done by Okonkwo and his team has resulted in the "first lab-quality test capable of detecting concussions rapidly and accessibly, right at patients' bedsides and, someday, on the sidelines of sporting events.