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Division of Psychological Medicine, University of Wales
College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK
Correspondence to: Dr S Deb, Division of Psychological Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff CF4 4XN, UK. email Deb{at}Cardiff.ac.uk
Received 8 October 1997 and in revised form 2
March 1998;
Accepted 11 March 1998
OBJECTIVE
To assess neuropsychiatric sequelae 1 year after minor head injury in a cross sectional study using home
interviews with patients and their relatives at 1 year after head injury.
METHODSThe study cohort included 148 adults who
were admitted to hospital after a minor head injury between 1 July 1994 and 30 June 1995 and showed clinical or radiological evidence of brain
injury. Main outcome measures used in the study were the Glasgow
outcome scale, Edinburgh rehabilitation status scale, Barthel index,
clinical interview schedule-revised, mini mental state examination, and assessment of symptoms of postconcussional syndrome.
RESULTSAt one year follow up, four (2.9%)
patients had a severe disability, 35 (25.5%) had a moderate
disability, and 95 (69.3%) had no disability according to the Glasgow
outcome scale. A slightly higher proportion (33.3%, n=45) showed
disability according to the Edinburgh rehabilitation status scale.
Thirty one patients (23.1%) scored < 24 in the mini mental state
examination. These were mostly patients over the age of 65. Twenty
three patients (17.2%) were diagnosed as psychiatric cases according
to the clinical interview schedule-revised scale. Seventy four (55.2%)
patients showed one of the symptoms of postconcussional syndrome. The
most commonly shown neurobehavioural problems were irritability (30%), sleep disturbance (29%), and impatience (27%).
CONCLUSIONOne year after a minor head injury, a
substantial proportion of patients showed neuropsychiatric sequelae.
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