Table 1.
Characteristics | mTBI (n = 22) | Controls (n = 18) |
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Sex | 17 women (77%)/ 5 men (23%) | 12 women (67%)/ 6 men (33%) |
Age | 38 ± 12 y (range: 23—60) | 32 ± 18 y (range: 23—54) |
MRI findings | WM hyperintensities: 10 (45%) Diffuse axonal injury: 2 (9%) Hemorrhage: 1 (5%) |
WM hyperintensities: 6 (33%) |
Time after injury (timepoint 1) | 24 ± 10 days (range: 8—53) | |
Mechanism of injury | Falls: 7 (32%) Pedestrian-object: 5 (23%) Sports/recreation: 3 (14%) Motor vehicle accident: 2 (9%) Other: 5 (22%) |
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Loss of consciousness | No: 13 (59%), yes: 6 (27%), unknown: 3 (14%) | |
Posttraumatic amnesia | No: 12 (55%), yes: 10 (45%) | |
Alteration of consciousness | No: 1 (5%) < 1 min: 3 (14%) 1 – 59 min: 15 (68%) > 1 h: 3 (13%) |
Note. Data in parentheses are either group ranges or percentages. WM white matter