Negative Mood States Correlate with Laterobasal Amygdala in Collegiate Football Players

Table 1

Demographic information, clinical characteristics, and volume measurements of study subjects.

	Football players
Demographic information
Age (year), mean (SD)	21.69 (1.58)
Gender (male/female)	30/0
Clinical characteristics
POMS, mean (SD)
Tension	8.70 (4.84)
Depression	5.90 (5.37)
Anger	7.87 (6.94)
Fatigue	6.67 (4.79)
Confusion	6.10 (4.39)
Vigor	17.63 (5.57)
TMD	17.60 (22.59)
ImPACT PCSS, mean (SD)	2.41 (4.97)
Brain volume (mm3), mean (SD)
Left amygdala	1614.57 (197.31)
Right amygdala	1667.62 (184.15)
eTIV (cm^3)	1466.89 (200.74)

total of 29 out of 30 subjects completed the ImPACT PCSS; SD, standard deviation; POMS, Profile of Mood States; TMD, total mood disturbance; ImPACT, Immediate Postconcussion Assessment Testing; PCSS, postconcussion symptom scale; eTIV, estimated total intracranial volume.