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Table 1 Clinical characteristics and cerebral MR after concussion

From: Magnetic resonance imaging after most common form of concussion

Gender

Age

Mechanism

Unconsciousness (min)

Retrograde amnesia (min)

Confusion

(min)

Anterograde amnesia (min)

Cerebral MR within 24 hours after trauma

Cerebral MR 3 months after trauma

F

18

MVA

2

5

15

0

NP

NP

F

18

Fall

1

0

0

0

NP

NP

F

19

MVA

0,5

0

10

5

NP

NP

F

19

MVA

2

0

0

0

NP

NP

F

20

Sporting

1

0

0

0

NP

-

F

22

MVA

0,5

3

0

1,5

NP

NP

F

25

Fall

0,5

0

5

0

Subependymal periventricular heterotopia

Unchanged

F

27

MVA

1

0

0

3

NP

NP

F

28

MVA

2

0

30

20

NP

-

F

32

Fall

0,5

0

10

5

NP

NP

M

18

MVA

1

5

0

15

NP

NP

M

18

MVA

1

0

0

0

NP

NP

M

21

MVA

1

0

15

5

NP

NP.

M

21

Fall

3

0

0

0

Nonspecific subcortical focus in left frontal region

Unchanged

M

26

Moving machine

1

0

10

5

NP

NP

M

29

Fall

1

0

0

0

Few nonspecific subcortical hyperintensive T2W/FLAIR foci in frontal regions

Unchanged

M

31

Fall

1

0

5

2

Ependymal cyst in left lateral ventricle

Unchanged

M

32

MVA

5

0

10

10

Multiple nonspecific subcortical hyperintensive T2W/FLAIR foci in both fronto-parietal regions

Unchanged

M

32

MVA

3

5

5

0

NP

NP

M

37

MVA

0,5

10

30

15

NP

NP

  1. MVA: motor vehicle accident NP: no pathology