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Visual evoked potentials (VEP) evaluating treatment for post-trauma vision syndrome (PTVS) in patients with traumatic brain injuries (TBI)

Brain Injury, 1994, VOL. 8, NO. 2. 125-133

 W. V. PADULA, S. ARGYRIS and J. RAY

Table 1 describes the general characteristics of the subjects in the experimental and control groups. For the experimental group the mean Ranchos Los Amigos (RLA) level was VI. The majority of subjects in the experimental group (eight) received TBI secondary to a motor vehicle accident (MVA). The mean age of the experimental group was 24 years.


Table 1.
Sample Characteristics
Experimental Group:
10 subjects
(three female and seven male)
Control Group:
10 subjects
(nine female and one male)
Disability rating (RLA)
- Range: V-VII
- Mean: VI
  
Aetiology
- Secondary to MVA
- Secondary to Fall
- Secondary to MVA/PED
   
8
1
1
  
Age
- Range: 22-46 years
- Average: 24 years
   Age
- Range: 23-46 years
- Average: 27 years

 

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