Plasma Biomarkers Differ Between Adolescents With Sport-Related Concussion And Uninjured Adolescents, Study Finds

Neurology Advisor (10/28, Basilio) reports, “Plasma biomarkers differ between adolescents with sport-related concussion and uninjured adolescents, supporting their continued use to assess concussion neuropathology, according to study results.” Researchers found that “higher GFAP [glial fibrillary acidic protein] after 28 days post-sport-related concussion was associated with faster recovery.” The findings were published in JAMA Network Open.