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Mere days after surgery, a patient who had a chronic spinal cord injury has made such a miraculous recovery that even the Minnesota neurosurgeon is left stunned.
Dr. Uzma Samadani, a former neurotrauma consultant for the NFL, developed a technology called Eye Box, which tracks whether a person's eyes and pupils move at the same time as they watch a video. If they don't, it is a classic sign of a brain injury.
The start of football season brings the return of that important topic: Concussions. There's a new test that was approved by the FDA in December that could change the game, and its creator is from Minneapolis.