Tag: blood test

Prehospital blood test helps diagnose ICH “within minutes” in UK patients

A “pioneering” blood test used at the scene of medical emergencies can identify patients with bleeding on the brain within minutes, according to the...

Blood test could help clinicians “rapidly” distinguish between haemorrhagic and ischaemic...

A blood test may have the ability to rapidly distinguish haemorrhagic strokes (brain bleeds) from ischaemic (clot-caused) strokes, even before patients with stroke symptoms...
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New blood test detects traumatic brain injury—not concussion

A new blood test approved by the Food and Drug Administration is being characterised by the agency and news reports as a way to...

Blood test may help differentiate Parkinson’s from atypical Parkinsonism disorders

A blood test may be as accurate as a spinal fluid test when trying to determine whether symptoms are caused by Parkinson’s disease or...