Zeitschrift für traumatische Belastungsstörungen und Behandlung

A Study of Post-concussion Symptoms in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Patients

Chatkhane Pearkao, Tassanee Nusitpap , Surakrant Yutthakasemsunt , Wiphawadee Potisopha

Objective: Patients with mild traumatic brain injury account for 80% of all traumatic brain injury cases. Patients with symptoms were found to occur following traumatic brain injury. The purpose of this study was to post-concussion symptoms and post-traumatic amnesia.

Method: This prospective observational study was conducted in the Emergency Department (ED) of two tertiary care hospitals in Thailand’s Khon Kaen Province. Patients with mild traumatic brain injuries had phone interviews for the first 24 hours, first week, second week, and fourth week after the injury to assess postconcussion symptoms and post-traumatic amnesia.

Results: 166 patients completed the follow-up assessment four times. The mean severity of RPQ-3 symptoms was significantly reduced (p <.01). RPQ-13. The mean severity score of symptoms increased statistically significantly (p< .01). Amnesia, on the other hand, was discovered in 11.40 percent of patients within the first 24 hours.

Conclusion: Post-concussion symptoms, there was the occurrence of symptoms and their severity for each group, the time difference. Amnesia appears within 24 hours of trauma. These results could be used in discharge planning and referral care for continuing cares.