William T Tsushima1, Mark Lum, Olga Geling. 1. Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Straub Clinic and Hospital, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. wtsushima@straub.net
Abstract
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: To investigate possible sex differences in neuropsychological functioning among patients following mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). METHODS AND PROCEDURES: Retrospective records analysis of the neuropsychological test results of 102 participants with head injury, including 62 males and 40 females. MAIN OUTCOME AND RESULTS: A multivariate analysis of variance indicated that females and males performed similarly on neuropsychological tests, on average, approximately 2 years after minor head trauma. A sex-by-age interaction effect was found on the Category and Trail Making A Tests, with a pattern similar to those obtained in a previous research. CONCLUSIONS: Although past research has found that females develop more TBI-related neuropsychological deficits than males in the immediate post-injury period, the present study found that, overall, sex differences in the performance of patients with mild TBI on a variety of neuropsychological tests were insignificant. More investigation into the sex-by-age interaction effect appears warranted.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: To investigate possible sex differences in neuropsychological functioning among patients following mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). METHODS AND PROCEDURES: Retrospective records analysis of the neuropsychological test results of 102 participants with head injury, including 62 males and 40 females. MAIN OUTCOME AND RESULTS: A multivariate analysis of variance indicated that females and males performed similarly on neuropsychological tests, on average, approximately 2 years after minor head trauma. A sex-by-age interaction effect was found on the Category and Trail Making A Tests, with a pattern similar to those obtained in a previous research. CONCLUSIONS: Although past research has found that females develop more TBI-related neuropsychological deficits than males in the immediate post-injury period, the present study found that, overall, sex differences in the performance of patients with mild TBI on a variety of neuropsychological tests were insignificant. More investigation into the sex-by-age interaction effect appears warranted.
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