Post-concussional symptoms following minor head injury

The effect of admission to hospital after a minor head injury on the incidence and duration of post-concussional symptoms was investigated. A total of 114 adults with a minor head injury were randomly allocated to admission for 24 h, or to discharge from the accident department, follow-up was by pos...

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Published inInjury Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 193 - 194
Main Authors Lowdon, I.M.R., Briggs, M., Cockin, J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.07.1989
Elsevier
Subjects
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Brain Concussion - etiology
Brain Concussion - physiopathology
Craniocerebral Trauma - complications
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hospitalization
Humans
Injuries of the nervous system and the skull. Diseases due to physical agents
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Surveys and Questionnaires
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
Human
Correlation
Nervous system diseases
Craniocerebral
Hospitalization
Late effects of head injury
Trauma
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Summary:The effect of admission to hospital after a minor head injury on the incidence and duration of post-concussional symptoms was investigated. A total of 114 adults with a minor head injury were randomly allocated to admission for 24 h, or to discharge from the accident department, follow-up was by postal questionnaire. This revealed that 90 per cent of patients suffered symptoms lasting an average of 2 weeks. The patients who were discharged had symptoms that lasted a shorter time. Admission to hospital does not reduce the incidence and severity of symptoms following minor head injuries in adults.
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ISSN:0020-1383
1879-0267
DOI:10.1016/0020-1383(89)90109-5