Diagnostic criteria (Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Committee, Head Injury Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine) [12].
A traumatically induced physiological disruption of brain function, as manifested by at least one of the following
Any loss of consciousness
Any loss of memory for events immediately before or after the accident
Any alteration in mental state at the time of the accident (e.g., feeling dazed, disoriented, or confused)
Focal neurologic deficit(s) that may or may not be transient
But where the severity of the injury does not exceed the following
loss of consciousness of approximately 30 min or less
after 30 min, an initial Glasgow Coma Scale score of 13–15 and