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Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) could be used to detect brain injury caused by concussions, scientists have discovered.

Impact to the head can lead to permanent loss of mental process and scientists have previously debated whether this is down to tissue structural damage or physiological changes.

Dr Michael Lipton from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University explained the impairment caused by such an accident can take weeks or months to materialise.

With a team of researchers, he has now found DTI can help diagnose concussions and assess the effectiveness of various treatments.

Although the technology has been used to examine other head problems in the past, this is the first study of its kind to look at concussions, noted Dr Lipton.

He said: "By detecting brain injury early with DTI and then initiating cognitive rehabilitation therapies for those patients, we may be able to limit the effects of concussions."

The research has been discussed in the August 26th edition of Radiology.

Earlier this month, scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine found stimulating brain activities could reduce the risk of certain types on dementia.

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