Post-concussional symptoms following minor head injury

• Published in: Injury Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 193 - 194
• Main Authors: Lowdon, I.M.R., Briggs, M., Cockin, J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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...