SUBTLE SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH SELF-REPORTED MILD HEAD-INJURY

We conducted a survey on the relationship between mild head injury inc idence and a variety of psychological and educational symptoms in a sa mple of 1,345 high school and 2,321 university students. Once figures were adjusted to represent a 50:50 gender ratio, 30% to 37% of subject s reported having experienced a head injury incident, with 12% to 15% of the total group of subjects reporting such an incident with loss of consciousness. We found significant relationships between the inciden ce of such mild head injury and gender, sleep difficulties, social dif ficulties, handedness pattern, and diagnoses of attention deficit, dep ression, and speech, language, and reading disorders.