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Table 2 Outcomes at 3 and 12 months after mild head injury in 50 patients

From: No impact of early intervention on late outcome after minimal, mild and moderate head injury

Outcome measure

3 months

12 months

p-value

BDI score (mean (95% C.I.))

7.5 (5.6 - 9.4)

6.8 (5.0-8.5)

0.33

FSS score (mean (95% C.I.))

36.0 (31.4 - 40.7)

32.5 (28.7-36.2)

0.04

SF-36 score (mean (95% C.I.))

104.4 (102.1 - 106.8)

106.3 (104.6-107.9)

0.09

ESS score (mean (95% C.I.))

7.7 (6.5 - 8.4)

7.2 (6.2-8.2)

0.28

Headache (percent)

15 (30%)

7 (14%)

0.04

Vertigo (percent)

12 (24%)

8 (16%)

0.39

Personality changes (percent)

4 (8%)

3 (6%)

1.00

Irritability (percent)

9 (18%)

2 (4%)

0.04

Symptomatic treatment (percent)

8 (16%)

6 (12%)

0.71

  1. C.I.: confidence interval; BDI: Beck Depression Inventory; FSS: Fatigue Severity Scale; ESS: Epworth Sleepiness Scale.