Anchor Lede: Sideline tests for a concussion eyes following a finger, for example can be more art than science. But a new Bethesda company is developing a test that may be more definitive.
Randy Atkins: To check for concussion, youre asked to rate severity of feelings like headache, confusion, and being in a fog. Leslie Prichep , chief scientific officer at BrainScope, says those can be tough judgement calls and theres
Leslie Prichep: the need for something objective to help in making the clinical decisions that are so important at the time a head injury occurs.
Randy Atkins: Like do you go back on the field? BrainScope has engineered a device that can be quickly attached to your forehead with adhesive. It records electrical activity in your brain and sends it to a handheld cell phone with a special app to process the signals.
Leslie Prichep: The exam takes 10-minutes and in real time gives you back a determination as to whether or not there appears to be a structural in
