Researchers Use Sound To Diagnose Concussions

Researchers Use Sound To Diagnose Concussions

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Researchers from Northwestern University said measuring sound in the brain might be a way to reliably diagnose concussions. Nina Kraus, lead author of a new study in the journal Nature, described a method reliable enough to diagnose concussions with 90 percent accuracy.