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J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 73:330-332 doi:10.1136/jnnp.73.3.330
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Impact of early intervention on outcome following mild head injury in adults

Table 1

Comparison of an intervention group with a non-intervention group after mild head injury with repect to demographic, intelligence, and injury severity variables

Mild traumatic head injury
Variable Intervention (n=79) Non-intervention (n=123) F p Value
Values are mean (SD).
LOC, loss of consciousness; NART FSIQ, national adult reading test full scale intelligence quotient; PTA, post-traumatic amnesia; SES, socioeconomic status.
Age (years) 24.1 (9.1) 28.1 (12.2) 6.19 0.01
Education (years) 11.5 (1.9) 11.4 (1.9) 0.34 0.56
SES rank 4.7 (1.1) 4.9 (1.0) 1.62 0.20
NART FSIQ 104.6 (7.6) 105.1 (8.2) 0.13 0.71
PTA (min) 109.8 (252) 96.9 (154) 0.18 0.67
LOC (min) 4.3 (6.4) 4.0 (6.3) 0.21 0.65

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