BrainScope has announced several publications this year describing the use of BrainScope One in a large (720 patient) multisite independent validation clinical trial, demonstrating: a) 99% sensitivity to the presence of the smallest amount of detectable blood (≥1cc) on an independent read of the CT scan, with negative predictive value (NPV) of 98%; b) the potential reduction of one-third (33.3%) of unnecessary CT scans of mildly presenting head injured patients in hospital emergency rooms; and c) a significant relationship between BrainScope One’s EEG-based Brain Function Index (BFI) and the severity of functional impairment in mild head injured patients.
BrainScope has been the recipient of several prestigious awards over the past few months, including the Frost & Sullivan 2017 Best Practices Award for New Product Innovation in the Traumatic Brain Injury Assessment Solutions Market, as well as a nomination for the 2017 Prix Galien USA Best Medical Technology, regarded as the equivalent of the Nobel Prize in medical technology research, with a winner to be chosen in October.
BrainScope One is currently available to a cross-section of market segments including urgent care clinics, occupational health clinics, hospital emergency rooms, university and professional sports, and the U.S. military and government.
References
Huff JS, Naunheim R, Ghosh Dastidar S, Bazarian J, Michelson EA. Referrals for CT scans in mild TBI patients can be aided by the use of a brain electrical activity biomarker. Am J Emerg Med. 2017 May 22. pii: S0735-6757(17)30409-6. DOI:10.1016/j.ajem.2017.05.027.
Hanley D, Prichep L, Bazarian J, Huff JS, Naunheim R, Garrett J, Jones E, Wright D, O'Neill J, Badjatia N, Gandhi D, Curley K, Chiacchierini R, O'Neil B, Hack D. Emergency Department triage of traumatic head injury using brain electrical activity biomarkers: a multisite prospective observational validation trial. Acad Emerg Med 2017 May; 24(5):617-627. doi:10.1111/acem.13175.
Hanley D, Prichep LS, Badjatia N, Bazarian J, Chiacchierini R, Curley K, Garrett J, Jones E, Naunheim R, O'Neil B, O'Neill J, Wright DW, Huff JS. A Brain Electrical Activity (EEG) Based Biomarker of Functional Impairment in Traumatic Head Injury: A Multisite Validation Trial. J Neurotrauma. 2017 Jun 9; online ahead of print, DOI: 10.1089/neu.2017.5004.
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Committee on Sports-Related Concussions in Youth; Board on Children, Youth, and Families; Institute of Medicine; National Research Council; Graham R, Rivara FP, Ford MA, Spicer CM, editors. Sports-Related Concussions in Youth: Improving the Science, Changing the Culture. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2014 Feb. https://www.nap.edu/read/18377/chapter/1.
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