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J Accid Emerg Med. 1995 September; 12(3): 173–176.
PMCID: PMC1342473
A comparison of symptoms experienced following minor head injury and acute neck strain (whiplash injury).
K Barrett, N Buxton, A D Redmond, J M Jones, A Boughey, and A B Ward
Department of Psychiatry, School of Postgraduate Medicine, Stoke-on-Trent, UK.
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.
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