Table 3:
Mean scores and SDs on the GOS, BI, mRS, and RPSQ*
| Traumatic CT Finding | GOS |
BI |
mRS |
RPSQ |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score (SD) | P Value | Score (SD) | P Value | Score (SD) | P Value | Score (SD) | P Value | |
| Linear fracture | .820 | .433 | .419 | .619 | ||||
| Absent | 4.4 (1.0) | 20 (1.2) | 1.3 (1.1) | 13 (15) | ||||
| Present | 4.6 (0.7) | 19 (2.0) | 1.4 (0.9) | 15 (12) | ||||
| Skull base fracture | .690 | .602 | .105 | .070 | ||||
| Absent | 4.5 (0.9) | 19 (1.9) | 1.2 (1.0) | 12 (12) | ||||
| Present | 4.5 (0.8) | 20 (0.6) | 1.6 (1.0) | 18 (15) | ||||
| Depressed fracture | .633 | .445 | .230 | .302 | ||||
| Absent | 4.5 (0.9) | 19 (1.6) | 1.4 (1.0) | 14 (13) | ||||
| Present | 4.6 (0.6) | 20 (0.0) | 0.7 (1.2) | 6 (10) | ||||
| Subdural hematoma | .137 | .050 | .573 | .552 | ||||
| Absent | 4.5 (0.8) | 20 (1.6) | 1.3 (1.0) | 13 (13) | ||||
| Present | 4.3 (1.1) | 19 (1.5) | 1.4 (1.0) | 15 (13) | ||||
| Epidural hematoma | .200 | .705 | .313 | .054 | ||||
| Absent | 4.5 (0.9) | 19 (1.7) | 1.3 (1.0) | 13 (13) | ||||
| Present | 4.4 (0.8) | 20 (0.4) | 1.6 (0.9) | 23 (16) | ||||
| SAH | .330 | .238 | .502 | .681 | ||||
| Absent | 4.5 (0.9) | 19 (1.9) | 1.4 (1.1) | 14 (14) | ||||
| Present | 4.5 (1.0) | 20 (0.8) | 1.2 (0.7) | 13 (12) | ||||
| Contusion | .008 | .140 | .449 | .643 | ||||
| Absent | 4.7 (0.6) | 20 (1.6) | 1.3 (1.1) | 13 (14) | ||||
| Present | 4.3 (1.1) | 19 (1.5) | 1.4 (0.9) | 15 (11) | ||||
| Diffuse axonal injury | .096 | .000 | .018 | .803 | ||||
| Absent | 4.5 (0.9) | 20 (1.5) | 1.3 (1.0) | 14 (13) | ||||
| Present | 3.8 (1.5) | 16 (2.1) | 3.5 (0.7) | 12 (16) | ||||
Note:—SAH indicates traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage.
*
Higher scores on the GOS and BI indicate more favorable outcome, whereas higher scores on mRS and RPSQ indicate poorer outcome and more severe postconcussive complaints, respectively.