Table 1 Summary of demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population.

From: Serum Concentrations of Ubiquitin C-Terminal Hydrolase-L1 and Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein after Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury

 

TBI – All (n = 45)

GCS 3–8 (n = 19)

GCS 9–12 (n = 6)

GCS 13–15 (n = 20)

Age, years, (mean ± SD)

3.8 ± 3.7

2.8 ± 3.7

6.2 ± 4.5

4.1 ± 3.7

Gender, (M/F), n (%)

28/17 (62/28)

9/10 (47/52)

5/1 (83/17)

14/6 (70/30)

Race, n (%)

 White

31 (69)

14 (74)

4 (67)

13 (65)

 Non-White

14 (31)

5 (26)

2 (33)

7 (35)

Lesion Types on Head CT, n (%) a

 Epidural hemorrhage

4 (0.8)

2 (11)

1 (17)

1 (5)

 Subdural hemorrhage

17 (38)

10 (53)

1 (17)

6 (30)

 Subarachnoid hemorrhage

5 (11)

2 (11)

3 (15)

 Intracerebral hemorrhage

5 (11)

5 (26)

 Intraventricular hemorrhage

4 (9)

4 (21)

 Contusion

1 (2)

1 (5)

 Edema

8 (18)

6 (32)

2 (10)

 Skull Fracture

19 (42)

6 (32)

5 (83)

8 (40)

GOS 6 months, n (%) b

 Unfavorable (GOS 1–3)

11 (27.5)

11 (65)

 Favorable (GOS 4–5)

29 (72.5)

6 (35)

4 (100)

19 (100)

  1. GCS = Glasgow Coma Scale score; GOS = Glasgow Outcome Scale.
  2. aSome patients had a combination of lesions.
  3. bMissing outcome in 5 patients.