TABLE 1.
Summary of demographic characteristic and neuropsychological tests cores between patients and controls at acute phase.
| mTBI patients | Controls | P-value | |
| Demographic | |||
| Age | 34.7 ± 13.2 | 35.9 ± 12.3 | 0.494 |
| Gender (M/F) | 23/23 | 21/25 | 0.678 |
| Education | 9.1 ± 4.4 | 11.1 ± 5.9 | 0.053 |
| Neuropsychological test | |||
| TMT A | 59.8 ± 44.9 | 39.5 ± 22.4 | 0.019 |
| FDS | 7.9 ± 1.7 | 8.3 ± 1.6 | 0.289 |
| BDS | 4.0 ± 1.6 | 4.5 ± 2.0 | 0.336 |
| VF | 17.4 ± 5.4 | 18.5 ± 6.1 | 0.362 |
| DSC | 38.3 ± 16.4 | 45.9 ± 17.2 | 0.016 |
| Self-report measures | |||
| PCS | 10.8 ± 7.4 | 2.6 ± 3.0 | < 0.001* |
| PCL-C | 25.3 ± 6.6 | 17.0 ± 0.0 | < 0.001* |
| FSS | 10.4 ± 5.9 | 9.0 ± 0.0 | 0.080 |
| BDI | 4.6 ± 3.55 | 0.0 ± 0.2 | < 0.001* |
| ISI | 7.4 ± 6.4 | 1.8 ± 3.1 | < 0.001* |
| MTBI severity (N%) | |||
| GCS = 15 | 46 (100%) | ||
| GCS = 13, 14 | 0 (0%) | ||
TMT A, Trail-Making Test Part A; FDS, Forward Digit Span Task; BDS, Backward Digit Span Task; VF, Verbal Fluency; DSC, Digit Symbol Coding; PCS, Post concussive Symptoms Scale; PCL-C, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist Civilian; FSS, Fatigue Severity Scale; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; ISI, Insomnia Severity Index; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale. *P < 0.05.