Table 1.
Data of the clinical group.
| Time to first examination after injury | Gender, Age | MRI/CT scan | Prior Intervention <2 years post injury | CVLT scores pre-post intervent. | Social behavior pre interv. and wellbeing | Work situation pre intervention | Work situation post intervention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Examination date: 2 months after concussion | P1, M42 | Orbit and nose fracture | Outpatient Rehab. | 17–60 | Depressed. Isolated. | Sick leave 100%. | 100% sick leave. Psychological problems |
| Examination date: 3 months after concussion | P2, F41 | N | Outpatient rehab. | 58–65 | Depressed. Fatigue, isolated. | Sick leave 50%. Change of work adjusted to PTA. | Return to previous work 100%. |
| Examination date: 2 1/2 month after contusions | P3, M31 | Small epidural hematoma and contusion bleeds frontal lobe right side and both temporal lobes | 1 month in TBI unit | 60–60 | Sleep-disorders, fatigue. | Adjusted work following PTA | Return to previous work 100%. |
| Examination date: 20 days after concussion | P4, F52 | Normal (Acach.cyst) | Outpatient TBI unit Rehab. 4 weeks | 54–70 | Avoiding gatherings, fatigue. | Adjusted work following PTA | Return to previous work 100%. |
| Examination date: 2 months after subdural hematoma (conservative management) | P5, F55 | Orbit fracture and nose fracture | Outpatient TBI unit | 32–48 | Fatigue | Adjusted work following PTA | Return to work 100%. |
| First incidence 21 years prior to second incidence. Second incidence: Hospitalized. Examination date: 14 years after 2nd incident. |
P6, M30 | MR and CT micro bleeds contusions in frontal and temporal lobes bilateral 1st incidence. 2nd examination: MR.Post-traumatic changes in frontal- and temporal lobes. | TBI unit 1 month | 62–74 | Isolation after 1st incident. Difficult in decoding people’s faces and intensions. No changes post-intervention | Sick-leave 100% | Change of work. 100% work. |
| Examination date: 1 month after evacuated epidural hematoma | P7, M19 | Diffuse axonal injury, Epidural hematoma contusions | TBI unit | 60–70 | Pre-:fatigue. Post- interv. Improved social interaction | Difficulties in following school-work due to fatigue. | 100% back to school. Started study university. |
Clinical data was obtained from patient’s medical records, neuropsychological test results from a California Verbal Learning Test (CVLT) test and, social behavior and wellbeing prior to intervention was obtained from semi-structured interviews. Data on the work situation prior and post-intervention was also obtained from semi-structured interviews. All patients have been diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) according to scores obtained in the Rivermead post-concussion symptoms questionnaire and The Glasgow Coma Scale. Scores are not included in this figure.