TY - JOUR T1 - A comparison of symptoms experienced following minor head injury and acute neck strain (whiplash injury). JF - Journal of Accident & Emergency Medicine JO - Arch Emerg Med SP - 173 LP - 176 DO - 10.1136/emj.12.3.173 VL - 12 IS - 3 AU - K Barrett AU - N Buxton AU - A D Redmond AU - J M Jones AU - A Boughey AU - A B Ward Y1 - 1995/09/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/12/3/173.abstract N2 - The symptoms reported by patients who have experienced minor head or minor neck injury are compared. Symptoms were identified using a questionnaire-based out-patients interview. Rank order correlation analyses were carried out on data obtained at 2 and 6-12 weeks post-injury. Data on 24 head-injured and 29 neck-injured patients are presented. There was a significant rank order correlation at both assessments but neck injured patients reported more phobia (fear of travelling in car) and depression, and head-injured more dizziness. It is likely that neck-injury contributes to the symptomatology experienced after minor head injury, and vice-versa. ER -