Table 1 Association of symptoms in the ED with PCS at 1 week and 1 month follow-up
From: Who gets post-concussion syndrome? An emergency department-based prospective analysis
Symptom in ED | % of whole cohort with this factor | PCS at 1 week follow-up | PCS at 1 month follow-up |
|---|---|---|---|
Loss of consciousness (LOC) | 4 | NS | NS |
Alteration of consciousness (AOC) | 45 | NS | 0.0042 |
Post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) | 35 | NS | NS |
Headache | 57 | 0.0024 | 0.0001 |
Vomiting | 7 | NS | NS |
Seizure | 1 | NS | 0.0520 |
Mechanism of injury is fall | 45 | 0.0014 | NS |
Mechanism of injury is MVC | 49 | 0.0107 | NS |
Prior Hx of TBI | 41 | NS | NS |
Alcohol consumption before the event | 53 | 0.0470 | NS |