Research Article

Psychological Outcome in Young Survivors of Severe TBI: A Cross-Informant Comparison

Table 1

Sample characteristics ().

Characteristics of patients

Gender (%)
 Male16 (80%)
 Female4 (20%)
Age at injury, year, mean (SD)18.1 (1.9)
Range 6 (min 15, max 21)
Age at participation, year, mean (SD)23.8 (4.9)
Range 13 (min 18, max 31)
Time since injury, month, mean (SD)66.1 (46.6)
Range 145 (min 5, max 150)
Duration of PTA, days, mean (SD)49.4 (34.8)
Range 120 (min 10, max 130)
Length of stay, days, mean (SD)70.5 (44.8)
Range 185 (min 21, max 206)

SD: standard deviation; GCS: Glasgow Coma Scale; PTA: posttraumatic amnesia.