Table 2.
Patient characteristics of adults with TBI who participated in balance testing (n = 37).
Median | IQR | Min | Max | |
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Sex, M/F | 33 M/4 F | - | - | - |
Age (years) | 26.52 | 20.77–35.70 | 18.36 | 50.83 |
Time since injury (days) | 93 | 68–118 | 18 | 182 |
GCS (post-injury) | 5 | 3–7 | 3 | 12 |
GOS-E (at assessment) | 5 | 4–5 | 3 | 8 |
Coma duration (days) | 7 | 2–15 | 0 | 35 |
Current living situation, n (%) | ||||
Home | 13 (35.1) | |||
Rehabilitation hospital | 24 (64.9) | |||
Site of assessment, n (%) | ||||
Canada | 9 (24.3) | |||
France | 25 (67.6) | |||
Israel | 3 (8.1) | |||
Evidence of skull fracture, n (%) | ||||
Yes | 22 (50.0) | |||
No | 7 (15.9) | |||
Not reported | 15 (34.1) | |||
Evidence of intracranial injury, n (%) | ||||
Epidural hematoma | 2 (5.4) | |||
Extraaxial hematoma | 1 (2.7) | |||
Subdural hematoma | 6 (16.2) | |||
Subarachnoid hemorrhage | 5 (13.5) | |||
Contusion | 2 (5.4) | |||
Intracerebral hemorrhage | 16 (43.2) | |||
Diffuse axonal injury | 4 (10.8) | |||
Not reported | 1 (2.7) |
GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; GOS-E, Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended.