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. 2018 Jan 24;9:23. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00023

Table 2.

Summary of demographic, clinical features, outcomes, and quantitative brain magnetic resonance imaging CO2 stress testing results in sports-related concussion patients.

Subject Past medical history Time from injury to imaging assessment (days) PCSS score at time of imaging assessment Abnormal voxel counts (at imaging assessment, p < 0.005) Clinical outcomes
1 3 previous concussions 29 8 Greater: 19,973
Less: 370
Total: 20,343
– Autonomic/physiological PCD
– Required medication for post-traumatic headaches
– Remained symptomatic at last follow-up (154 days)

2 1 previous concussion 13 82 Greater: 21,008
Less: 268
Total: 21,276
– Clinically recovered (41 days postinjury)

3 2 previous concussions 3 1 Greater: 12,885
Less: 176
Total: 13,061
– Clinically recovered (9 days postinjury)

4 1 previous concussion 27 58 Greater: 1,002
Less: 0
Total: 1,002
– Autonomic/physiological PCD
– Remained symptomatic at last follow-up (90 days postinjury)

5 1 previous concussion 7 69 Greater: 2,091
Less: 210
Total: 2,301
– Clinically recovered (34 days postinjury)

6 2 previous concussions, migraine headaches 6 46 Greater: 1,607
Less: 49
Total: 1,656
– Autonomic/physiological PCD
– Remained symptomatic at last follow-up (40 days postinjury)

7 2 previous concussions 7 18 Greater: 35,429
Less: 93
Total: 35,522
– Autonomic/physiological PCD
– Clinically recovered (140 days postinjury)

8 None 22 56 Greater: 14,695
Less: 11
Total: 14,706
– Autonomic/physiological PCD
– Clinically recovered (211 days postinjury)

9 3 previous concussions, depression 4 24 Greater: 12,575
Less: 16
Total: 12,591
– Remains in treatment
– Abnormal formal neuropsychological testing (196 days postinjury)

10 2 previous concussions 12 56 Greater: 16,846
Less: 45
Total: 16,891
– Autonomic/physiological PCD
– Remained symptomatic at last follow-up (60 days postinjury)

11 1 previous concussion 8 48 Greater: 7,772
Less: 66
Total: 7,838
– Clinically recovered (21 days postinjury)

12 None 27 23 Greater: 4,199
Less: 20
Total: 4,219
– Autonomic/physiological PTD
– Clinically recovered (84 days postinjury)

13 None 25 42 Greater: 5,717
Less: 694
Total: 6,411
– Autonomic/physiological PCD
– Clinically recovered (39 days postinjury)

14 1 previous concussion 32 20 Greater: 9,890
Less: 0
Total: 9,890
– Autonomic/physiological PCD
– Clinically recovered (101 days postinjury)

15 3 previous concussions, migraine headaches 18 71 Greater: 20,331
Less: 15
Total: 20,346
– Autonomic/physiological PCD
– BPPV
– Clinically recovered (55 days postinjury)

PCSS, Postconcussion Symptom Scale; M, male; F, female; PCD, postconcussion disorder; BPPV, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.