Table 1.

Inclusion criteria for a diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury

Organizational source for definition	Inclusion criteria
American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine	1. Any period of loss of consciousness (LOC) of less than 30 min and a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 13-15 after the period of LOC.
	2. Any loss of memory of the event immediately before or after the injury with post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) of less than 24 h.
	3. Any alteration in mental state at the time of the injury (e.g., feeling dazed, disoriented, confused).[8,9]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)	1. Any period of observed or self-reported transient confusion, disorientation, or impaired consciousness.
	2. Any period of observed or self-reported dysfunction of memory (amnesia) around the time of injury.
	3. Observed signs of other neurologic or neuropsychological dysfunction.
	4. Any period of observed or self-reported loss of consciousness lasting 30 min or less.[10]