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Further, the criteria for acute head imaging are frequently not fulfilled, which may lead to a missed diagnosis. A rapid test to diagnose TBI using body fluids would be highly useful. Urine and saliva samples were collected from 28 pediatric patients (mean [SD] age, eight years two months [four years three months]) with acute, clinically diagnosed mild TBI and 30 healthy volunteers at Satasairaala Hospital, Pori, Finland, over 11 months. The mean (SD) time from trauma to first sampling was 3 h 56 min (1 h 14 min). Samples were analyzed to determine the number of lectin-binding glycan molecules, indicating nerve tissue damage. The relative levels of several lectin-bound glycans were measured by fluorescence. Compared with healthy controls, the TBI group showed significant increases (p &lt; 0.05, Wilcoxon rank-sum two-sided test) in nine glycans in the saliva, one glycan in the urine, and a significant decrease in seven glycans in the urine. 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