INCIDENCE OF HEAD-INJURY - LASTING EFFECTS AMONG COLLEGE-STUDENTS ANDWORKING ADULTS IN THE GENERAL-POPULATION

Authors
TRIPLETT G HILL C FREEMAN L RAJAN U TEMPLER DI
Citation
G. Triplett et al., INCIDENCE OF HEAD-INJURY - LASTING EFFECTS AMONG COLLEGE-STUDENTS ANDWORKING ADULTS IN THE GENERAL-POPULATION, Perceptual and motor skills, 83(3), 1996, pp. 1344-1346
Citations number
2
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Experimental
Journal title
Perceptual and motor skills → ACNP
ISSN journal
00315125
Volume
83
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Part
2
Pages
1344 - 1346
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-5125(1996)83:3<1344:IOH-LE>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
224 (21%) of 1067 persons in a nonclinical population surveyed had one or more head injuries resulting in unconsciousness. They had a total of 306 head injuries with 113 (31%) of them resulting in lasting neuro logical effects. Both in a pilot project and in the main study, headac he mns the most commonly reported of an array of symptoms that are ess entially a postconcussion syndrome.