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Table 2 Patients’ characteristics

From: Brain stimulation in attention deficits after traumatic brain injury: a literature review and feasibility study

Patient

Sex/age (years)

Ethnic group

Education (years)

Time since TBI at T0 (weeks)

Severity/initial GCS

Cause of injury

Brain lesion (location)

Fracture

Surgery

1

M/70

White Canadian

16

11

Mod/15

Fall

SAH, SDH (R, L), contusion (RF, LF, LT, RT)

Nil

Nil

2

M/51

Black African

13

17.9

Mod/14

MVC

SDH (L)

Nil

Burr hole

3

F/74

White Canadian

9

6.4

MC/13

MVC

SAH, SDH (L), contusion (LF)

Nil

Nil

4

M/53

White Canadian

9

15.3

S/3

Fall

Contusion (LF, LT, O), DAI

Face

Nil

5

M/49

White Canadian

15

9.6

S/3

Fall

SAH, SDH (R), contusion (RF, RT)

Face, LP, LT

Nil

6

M/53

White Canadian

12

9.9

S/6

Assault

SAH (LF), SDH (L), EDH (RT)

Face, RT

Craniectomy

m±SD

58.3±10.8

N/A

12.3±2.9

11.7±4.2

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

  1. Abbreviations: m mean, SD standard deviation, M male, F female, MC mild complicated, Mod moderate, S severe, MVC motor vehicle collision, SAH subarachnoid hemorrhage, SDH subdural hemorrhage, SAH subarachnoid hemorrhage, EDH epidural hemorrhage, R right, L left, F frontal, T temporal, P parietal, O occipital, DAI diffuse axonal injury