Child Genius’s Approach To Diagnosing Concussions Nabs Spot In Pediatric Medical Device Contest

Last summer Rohan Suri, a 17-year-old from Virginia, watched his younger brother experience the consequences of a concussion. His brother had been playing football but it took days for anyone to realize that the blow had done so much damage.

He couldn’t go to school or do homework. His grades suffered, Suri said. “I saw first hand what that did,” Suri said.

So the teenager (then still 16) decided he wanted to create something that would help diagnose concussions.

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