Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Full Sample (n=39) | Subset with CALS (n=13) | Subset with Follow-Up WeeFIM (n=16) | ||||
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| Mean ± SD | Range | Mean ± SD | Range | Mean ± SD | Range | |
| Age at injury (years) | 11.9 ± 4 | 3-18 | 13.8 ± 4 | 7-18 | 11.7 ± 4 | 3-18 |
| Initial GCS score | 4.3 ± 2 | 3-8 | 4.2 ± 2 | 3-7 | 4.3 ± 1 | 3-7 |
| Time to follow commands (days) | 50.2 ± 47 | 5-246 | 46.3 ± 36 | 5-129 | 44.1 ± 35 | 5-129 |
| Time from injury to admission (days) | 28.1 ± 19 | 5-117 | 33.7 ± 26 | 5-117 | 24.4 ± 10 | 5-38 |
| Length of admission (days) | 98.1 ± 57 | 14-255 | 109.9 ± 53 | 49-220 | 97.0 ± 61 | 34-254 |
| Admission WeeFIM DFQ | 14.4 ± .9 | 14-18 | 14.1 ± .3 | 14-15 | 14.4 ± 1 | 14-18 |
| Month 1 WeeFIM DFQ | 19.4 ± 12a | 14-60 | 15.3 ± 2 | 14-21 | 19.5 ± 12 | 14-47 |
| Month 2 WeeFIM DFQ | 21.5 ± 12b | 14-54 | 19.4 ± 9 | 14-44 | 23.5 ± 14 | 14-54 |
| Discharge WeeFIM DFQ | 41.49 ± 23 | 14-75 | 34.7 ± 22 | 15-75 | 39.6 ± 24 | 15-75 |
Abbreviations: DFQ = Developmental Functional Quotient (percent of age-appropriate functioning); CALS = Cognitive and Linguistic Scale
a
A subset of 38 children has Month 1 scores.
b
A subset of 36 children has Month 2 scores.