Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 91, Issue 1 , Pages 35-42 , January 2010

Characteristics of a Mild Head Injury Subgroup With Extreme, Persisting Distress on the Rivermead Postconcussion Symptoms Questionnaire

  • Ned L. Kirsch, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Ned L. Kirsch, PhD, Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan Health Systems, 355 Briarwood Circle, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5742
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  • Marita B. de Leon, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Ronald F. Maio, DO

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine and the Injury Research Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Scott R. Millis, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
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  • Cheribeth U. Tan-Schriner, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Michigan Public Health Institute, Okemos, MI
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  • Shirley Frederiksen, RN, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

  • Image Result

    RPQ mean scores (SD) at ED and 12 months of the head injury with PTA and/or LOC (n=58), and head injury only groups (n=173).

    RPQ mean scores (SD) at ED and 12 months of the head injury with PTA and/or LOC (n=58), and head injury only groups (n=173).

  • Image Result

    RPQ mean scores (SD) at ED and 12 months of the head injury with PTA and/or LOC (n=57), head injury only (n=160), and outlier groups (n=14).

    RPQ mean scores (SD) at ED and 12 months of the head injury with PTA and/or LOC (n=57), head injury only (n=160), and outlier groups (n=14).

 Supported by the Centers for Disease Control (grant no. R49/CCR523223-01), the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (grant no. 5-T32-HD007422-17).

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

 Reprints are not available from the author.

PII: S0003-9993(09)00848-X

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.09.019

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 91, Issue 1 , Pages 35-42 , January 2010

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