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PubMed1995

A comparison of symptoms experienced following minor head injury and acute neck strain (whiplash injury).

The symptoms reported by patients who have experienced minor head or minor neck injury are compared. Symptoms were identified using a questionnaire-based out-patients interview. Rank order correlation analyses were carried out on data obtained at 2 and 6-12 weeks post-injury. Data on 24 head-injured and 29 neck-injured patients are presented. There was a significant rank order correlation at both assessments but neck injured patients reported more phobia (fear of travelling in car) and depression, and head-injured more dizziness. It is likely that neck-injury contributes to the symptomatology experienced after minor head injury, and vice-versa.

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PubMed1994

Sequelae of minor head injury: the natural history of post-concussive symptoms and their relationship to loss of consciousness and follow-up.

The character and natural history of post-concussive symptoms were studied in two subject groups: patients admitted to hospital for observation following brief loss of consciousness (LOC) as a result of head injury and patients who attended the accident unit after head injury but not were not admitted. Follow-up data were obtained from the hospitalized group at standardized out-patient interview and from the non-hospitalized group by postal questionnaire. Two- and 12-week data are presented on 24 hospitalized and 58 non-hospitalized patients. The type and frequency of symptoms was similar in the two groups and rank ordering was significantly correlated. However, the reduction in symptom scores (number of symptoms) 12 weeks post-injury was significantly greater in the hospitalized than the non-hospitalized group. The possible significance of this is discussed.

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