Neuroguard
"NeuroGuard allows for decisive on-scene detection"
Use Cases
Connecting the Dots in Depression
Ellen, in her early 50s, has never been to a psychiatrist, but she has suddenly
developed symptoms of depression. She is told that the onset of depression is common
during menopause and perimenopause, and she is prescribed anti-depressants. They
don’t completely fix the problem but provide moderate relief.
When Ellen visits her general practitioner several months later, he’s using Dasion as a
clinical support tool. When Ellen mentions her depression, her doctor is able to quickly
get a more complete medical history, and Dasion’s machine-learning technology
analyzes and pulls relevant information.
Ellen’s doctor is able to identify the real root of Ellen’s depression. Ellen broke her foot
18 months ago. She was treated by an orthopedic surgeon but didn’t stay off of her foot
as long as was recommended. She began having back pain about six months after the
break and was prescribed pain medicine by a general orthopedist. This pain medication
lists depression as a common side effect. Ellen’s general practitioner, with the help of
Dasion, is able to piece together the cause-and-effect sequence of events that led to
Ellen’s depression.
Ellen doesn’t need anti-depressants. She needs physical therapy and orthotics. Ellen is
now free of foot pain, back pain, and depression. She’s also on two fewer medications.
That’s true clinical decision support.
CT Scan Comparisons
Dr. Stevens is treating a patient with a rare form of cancer. The patient has gone through several rounds of various treatments to varying degrees of success and is now entering a clinical trial for a new drug. Using Dasion, Dr. Stevens can access a short video illustrating the growth and subsequent shrinkage of the patient’s tumor over time through his course of treatments.
These videos help inform Dr. Stevens’ of the best treatment for his patient and also help highlight changes between scans that might not otherwise get caught. Dr. Stevens shares the Dasion videos with the principal investigator of the clinical trial so that she can have a clearer, intuitive view of how the patient’s condition has evolved.
Rare Disease Diagnostics
Sarah’s parents have been bringing her to specialists for years to try and determine her chronic illness. Her infectious disease pediatrician suspects Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF), but Sarah presents some non-classic symptoms. Genetic testing shows one mutation on the gene responsible for FMF, but FMF is classified as an autosomal recessive disease (which would require mutations on both alleles).
Using Dasion, Sarah’s doctor is able to quickly pull up other cases of patients with the same genetic results to compare symptoms and diagnoses. She often uses Dasion for such comparisons for her rare-disease patients.
Identifying mTBI on the Field
Just before halftime, the Spartan’s high school quarterback gets sacked. He takes a shoulder to the head. The team trainer assesses him and conducts the Standardized Assessment of Concussion (SAC), a cognitive test often used on the sidelines to assess whether a player has an mTBI. The quarterback gets the same score he got on the initial test that all players take before the season, clearing him to return to the game.
Luckily for the quarterback, the Spartan coach heard about Dasion NeuroGuard and decided to try it for his team. The quarterback gets an EEG and provides a voice recording during halftime. The data reveal that he does, indeed, have an mTBI. He does not return to play in the second half of the game. Further activity is his condition would put him at risk for a more serious brain injury.