Quick Eye Test May Flag Unrecognized Brain Injury

A quick, noninvasive, handheld device that detects changes in pupil size may offer rapid assessment of potential brain injury in young athletes who have sustained a high-impact hit to the head but who exhibit no obvious signs of brain injury, according to a report in Medscape.

A small longitudinal study showed that quantitative pupillometry (QP) was able to detect “measurable” neurologic effects of high-acceleration head impacts (HHIs) in high school football players who had no clinical signs or symptoms and who had not been diagnosed with concussion.

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