Table 1:

Clinical testing in patients with PCVMS and control subjectsa

Concussed PatientsControl SubjectsP Valueb
Subjective measurements
    PCSS37.93 (SD, 26.61)0.14 (SD, 0.38).002
    DHI44 (SD, 17.9)0 (SD, 0)<.001
    VVAS24.47 (SD, 28.28)1.20 (SD, 2.10)<.001
VOMS domainc
    Smooth pursuit0.52 (SD, 0.92)0.00 (SD, 0.00).003
    Horizontal saccade0.50 (SD, 1.03)0.03 (SD, 0.16).004
    Vertical saccade0.77 (SD, 1.36)0.00 (SD, 0.00)<.001
    Convergence2.02 (SD, 2.42)0.00 (SD, 0.00)<.001
    Horizontal vestibular ocular reflex1.29 (SD, 1.69)0.20 (SD, 0.76)<.001
    Vertical vestibular ocular reflex1.13 (SD, 1.71)0.08 (SD, 0.35)<.001
    Visual motion sensitivity1.25 (SD, 1.97)0.03 (SD, 0.16).002
    Near point of convergence distance (cm)7.74 (SD, 7.20)2.47 (SD, 1.76).019
Objective measurements
    BESS17.9 (SD, 7.35)13.7 (SD, 4.8).170
    Drop stick reaction time215.6 (SD, 18.4)184.9 (SD, 56.9).096

  • ↵a Patient and subject values are mean (SD).

  • ↵b Mann-Whitney U nonparametric test or 2-tailed t test.

  • ↵c Mean symptom intensity reported for each VOMS domain.