Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of study population
| mTBI patients (n = 27) | Controls (n = 19) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female/male | 19 (70%)/8 (30%) | 12 (63%)/7 (37%) | ||
| Age (years) | 35.9 12.4 (30) | 31.4 7.5 (29) | ||
| Years of education | 15.9 2.3 (16) | 16.6 3.2 (16) | ||
| MRI findings | WM hyperintensities | 10 (37%) | 6 (32%) | |
| Diffuse axonal injury | 2 (7%) | 0 | ||
| Haemorrhage | 1 (4%) | 0 | ||
| Source: emergency room/clinical | 12 (44%)/15 (56%) | − | ||
| Time after injury (days) | 22.2 10.1 (5–53) | − | ||
| Loss of consciousness | no | 5 (19%) | − | |
| <1 min | 4 (15%) | − | ||
| 1–29 min | 14 (52%) | − | ||
| unknown | 4 (15%) | − | ||
| Post-traumatic amnesia | no | 15 (56%) | − | |
| <1 min | 7 (26%) | − | ||
| 1–29 min | 3 (11%) | − | ||
| 1–24 h | 2 (7%) | − | ||
| Alteration of consciousness | no | 1 (4%) | − | |
| <1 min | 5 (19%) | − | ||
| 1–29 min | 15 (56%) | − | ||
| 30–59 min | 2 (7%) | − | ||
| 1–24 h | 3 (11%) | − | ||
| 1–7 days | 1 (4%) | − | ||
Median value, range or percentage of population are presented in parentheses.