EVALUATING BIOMARKERS ALONG WITH ADVANCED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING PROCEDURES IN A HUMAN SUBJECT THAT HAS SUSTAINED OR MAY HAVE SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY

    公开(公告)号:US20220214362A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-07

    申请号:US17609995

    申请日:2020-05-08

    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods that aid in the determination of whether to perform one or more advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedures for a head injury by determining the presence or amount of one or more biomarkers in a sample obtained from the human subject. Also disclosed are methods of aiding in the diagnosis and evaluation of a human subject that has sustained or may have sustained an injury to the head, e.g., by assessing biomarker levels in combination with advanced MRI procedures. Further, also disclosed are methods of predicting or aiding in the prediction of the outcome of human subjects that have suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) as well as determining the course of treatment or efficacy of a course of treatment for a human subject who has suffered a TBI, e.g., by assessing biomarker levels in combination with advanced MRI procedures.

    METHODS FOR AIDING IN THE HYPERACUTE DIAGNOSIS AND DETERMINATION OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY USING EARLY BIOMARKERS ON AT LEAST TWO SAMPLES FROM THE SAME HUMAN SUBJECT

    公开(公告)号:US20250020649A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-16

    申请号:US18789759

    申请日:2024-07-31

    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods that aid in the hyperacute diagnosis and evaluation of a human subject that has sustained or may have sustained an injury to the head, such as mild, moderate, severe, or moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), using an early biomarker, such as ubiquitin carboxy-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1), glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), or a combination thereof. Also disclosed here are methods that aid in the hyperacute determination of whether a human subject that has sustained an injury or may have sustained to the head would benefit from and thus receive a head computerized tomography (CT) scan based on the levels of UCH-L1. These methods involve detecting changes of levels of an early biomarker, such as ubiquitin carboxy-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1), glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), or a combination thereof, in samples taken from a human subject at a time point within about 2 hours, such as about 10, 12, or 20 minutes, after the subject has sustained or may have sustained an injury to the head and a second time point about 3 hours to about 6 hours after the first sample is taken.

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