This study utilizes a database including premorbid, presenting, and longitudinal information for 235 pediatric concussion patients 1-19 years old. Chi square testing was used to measure association between outcomes and selected variables. The main outcomes tested are length of time for the patient to return to baseline following injury and whether the patient experienced school performance difficulty following concussion. Both outcomes are recorded as reported by the patient.

Associations were found between certain symptoms and patient outcomes. Patients who reported photophobia as a symptom were more likely to take two or more weeks to return to baseline than patients experiencing no photophobia (74% vs 38%, p=0.0005). Patients who reported occipital headaches were more likely to take three or more weeks to return to baseline than those who did not (86% vs 48%, p=0.003). Patients who reported school performance difficulty were more likely to report frontal headaches than those who were not experiencing school difficulties (80% vs 39%, p=0.01).