AI can detect athlete's concussions years later - Futurity

You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. A new method uses artificial intelligence to accurately detect brain damage caused by concussions years after the trauma happened. "With 1.6 to 3.8 million concussions per year in the US alone, the prevalence of this injury is alarming…" While the short-term effects of head trauma can be devastating, the long-term effects can be equally hard for patients. The symptoms may linger years after the concussion happened. The problem is it is often hard to say whether their symptoms are being caused by a concussion or other factors like another neurological condition or the normal aging process.