Demographics of patients with mTBI and MR imaging findings suggestive of axonal injury (AI)
No. | Age/Sex | Injury | Elapsed Time* | PBV† | PGM† | PWM† | WBNAA (mmol/L) | MRI Findings |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 19/F | MVA | 3.8 years | 93.3 | 56.0 | 37.4 | 10.7 | Normal |
2 | 21/M | Assault | 1.2 years | 91.8 | 58.5 | 33.2 | 13.1 | Punctate AI foci |
3 | 22/M | MVA | 1 year | 94.4 | 60.0 | 34.4 | 13.1 | Normal |
4 | 25/M | Assault | 2.4 months | 94.8 | 56.8 | 37.9 | 12.1 | Punctate AI foci |
5 | 25/F | MVA | 8 days | 92.0 | 57.3 | 34.7 | 14.6 | Normal |
6 | 28/M | Assault | 1.2 months | 90.1 | 58.2 | 31.9 | 11.5 | Normal |
7 | 30/F | Assault | 7 months | 92.8 | 56.5 | 36.3 | 14.8 | Normal |
8 | 30/M | MVA | 3 years | 78.0 | 45.1 | 32.9 | 12.5 | Old contusion, volume loss, AI foci |
9 | 31/F | Fall | 1 day | 93.6 | 52.2 | 41.3 | 6.2 | Normal |
10 | 35/F | BA | 3 days | 84.7 | 54.8 | 29.9 | 10.5 | Normal |
11 | 35/F | MVA | 31.5 years | 86.1 | 55.3 | 30.8 | 10.4 | Old contusion, AI foci |
12 | 36/F | Assault | 9 days | 89.7 | 50.2 | 39.5 | 13.2 | Normal |
13 | 37/M | BA | 3 days | 89.6 | 59.2 | 30.4 | 15.0 | Normal |
14 | 39/M | MVA | 6.3 months | 89.4 | 51.0 | 38.3 | 9.5 | Normal |
15 | 41/M | Other† | 2 days | 89.8 | 51.0 | 38.8 | 9.1 | Normal |
16 | 43/M | MVA | 4.3 years | 91.6 | 53.6 | 37.9 | 11.9 | Normal |
17 | 47/M | Fall | 7.9 years | 83.0 | 48.5 | 34.4 | 9.6 | AI focus |
18 | 47/F | MVA | 1.7 years | 90.3 | 51.3 | 39.0 | 9.2 | Normal |
19 | 49/F | Fall | 4.6 years | 79.6 | 49.6 | 30.0 | 14.0 | Normal |
20 | 57/M | Fall | 9 days | 91.8 | 57.4 | 34.4 | 6.1 | Right frontal hemorrhage |
Avg ± SD | 35 ± 10 | 89.3 ± 4.7 | 54.1 ± 4.1 | 35.2 ± 3.5 | 11.3 ± 2.6 |
Note:—mTBI indicates mild traumatic brain injury; PBV, percentage brain volume; PGM, percentage gray matter; PWM, percentage white matter; WBNAA, whole-brain N-acetylaspartate; MVA, motor vehicle crash; BA, bicycle accident. All patients had a GCS score of 15.
* Time from injury to examination.
† Injury involving a power tool.