No change in plasma tau and serum neurofilament light concentrations in adolescent athletes following sport-related concussion.

Sport-related concussion (SRC), a mild form of traumatic brain injury (TBI), is a common injury in contact sports. Health care professionals rely on subjective criteria (e.g., symptoms), as there is no objective marker for identification of athletes with SRC. Blood-based biomarkers have shown promis...

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Main Authors: Colin Wallace, Henrik Zetterberg, Kaj Blennow, Paul van Donkelaar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6205645?pdf=render