Diagnosis of Mild TBI: The Eyes Have It?

Abnormal eye-movement findings can be detected in soldiers with mild TBI.

Except for concussions witnessed during sporting events, diagnosis of most mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBIs) are dependent upon the injured individual's history of the event, leading clinicians to wonder whether the symptoms are due to an actual mTBI or are influenced by other factors, such as post-traumatic stress disorder and depression (NEJM JW Psychiatry Aug 4 2014). Thus, investigators have been searching for objective biomarkers (e.g., via serum assays or imaging) to verify the injury. Because visual complaints are common after mTBI, and the visual system may be sensitive to injury, the current researchers used head-mounted, video-based eye trackers to measure saccades, fixation, and smooth pursuit in 60 military members with symp…

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Jonathan Silver, MD

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RoyaltiesTextbook of Traumatic Brain Injury, 2nd and 3rd editions

Editorial BoardsUpToDate; Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesNorth American Brain Injury Association (Board Member); National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (Chair of Data Monitoring Safety Board for study of donepezil on cognition after traumatic brain injury)

Jonathan Silver, MD

Disclosures

RoyaltiesTextbook of Traumatic Brain Injury, 2nd and 3rd editions

Editorial BoardsUpToDate; Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Diagnosis of Mild TBI: The Eyes Have It?

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