Medicortex developing tools for rapid diagnosis of concussion
A typical example of a brain injury is a concussion that is caused by a hit in a hockey game. Image: Winnipeg Free Press. In the United States, someone gets a brain injury on average every 15 seconds. In Finland, an estimated 40,000 people suffer from brain injury each year. Brain injury is often caused by traffic accidents or sports accidents. A typical example of a brain injury is a concussion that has occurred in a hockey game, for example. Rapid diagnosis and correct treatment are important in treating a patient with brain injury and preventing further damage. A Finnish-Israeli biotechnology company Medicortex Finland is developing a biochemical brain injury test, which would be easy to use and interpret. In the preclinical studies of Medicortex, new biomarkers were found in samples of experimental animals with brain injury, which appeared in body fluids as a result of the biodegradation pro...