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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Epilepsy Behav. 2016 Aug 5;62:225–230. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2016.07.012

Table 1.

Patient Characteristics (N=16)

Characteristics Results

Race, n (%)
  White/Caucasian 6 (37.5)
  Black/African American 8 (50)
  Other 2 (12.5)
Gender, n (%)
  Male 8 (50)
  Female 8 (50)
Age (year), mean (SD) 3.1 (5)
GCS injury severity, n (%)
  Mild 5 (31.3)
  Moderate 0 (0)
  Severe 11 (68.7)
Injury Severity Scores, mean (SD) 27.6 (9)
Etiology (n, %)
  - Non-accidental trauma (NAT)- abusive 12 (75)
  - Motor vehicle collision 2 (12.5)
  - Other 2 (12.5)
Prehospital seizure, n (%) 9 (56)
Prehospital cardiac arrest, n (%) 4 (25)
CT scan findings, n (%)*
  Subdural hematoma 12 (75)
  Epidural hematoma 2 (12.5)
  Intraparenchymal hemorrhage 1 (6.3)
  Intraventricular hemorrhage 1 (6.3)
  Subarachnoid hemorrhage 4 (25)
  Diffuse axonal injury 2 (12.5)
  Skull fracture 6 (37.5)
PICU length of stay, mean (SD) 9.9 (10)
Hospital length of stay, mean (SD) 23.8 (26.6)
Death, n (%) 2(12.5)

Emergency Department (ED); Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS); Computed Tomography Scan (CT scan)

*

Most patients had more than one finding on CT scan