To reduce unnecessary CT use, some hospitals have begun using blood-based biomarkers to guide triage in mild head trauma. Biomarkers such as glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and ubiquitin ...

It happens every day at North Shore University Hospital’s busy emergency department in Manhasset — patients who have fallen and hit their head are brought in for evaluation and possible treatment.

Repeated head knocks cause long-term damage to the delicate blood-brain barrier, potentially driving chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a neurodegenerative condition that affects some former ...