Table 4. Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores and the prevalence of long-term disability among children admitted to hospital with traumatic head injury, with a radiological diagnosis more severe than a simple linear skull fracture (n=138).

GCS Scores	Neurological disability	Residual problems	Educational support
Mild (13-15)	9% (6/65)	34% (22/65)	18% (10/56)
Moderate (9-12)	23% (7/31)	35% (11/31)	22% (5/23)
Severe (3-8)	62% (26/42)	76% (32/42)	60% (21/35)
All participants	28% (39/138)	47% (65/138)	32% (36/114)

Educational support refers to the allocation of an individual teacher aide or placement in a special needs class, and the respective data covers only school-aged children (≥5 years of age; n=114). Neurological disability – sensory or motor deficit; and residual problems – score of <5 as per the King’s outcome scale for childhood head injury (KOSCHI).