title: A comparison of symptoms experienced following minor head injury and acute neck strain (whiplash injury).
abstract: The symptoms reported by patients who have experienced minor head or minor neck injury are compared. Symptoms were identified using a questionnaire-based out-patients interview. Rank order correlation analyses were carried out on data obtained at 2 and 6-12 weeks post-injury. Data on 24 head-injured and 29 neck-injured patients are presented. There was a significant rank order correlation at both assessments but neck injured patients reported more phobia (fear of travelling in car) and depression, and head-injured more dizziness. It is likely that neck-injury contributes to the symptomatology experienced after minor head injury, and vice-versa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, School of Postgraduate Medicine, Stoke-on-Trent, UK.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Barrett
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Buxton
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Redmond
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boughey
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Ward
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014911:Whiplash Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*