Patient No. Age (y) GCS Severity† Time in Intensive Care Unit (d) GOS Time After Injury (d)             1st Examination  2nd Examination 1 22 7 Severe 10 5 92 163 2 21 7 Severe 14 5 51 124 3 24 10 Moderate 1 5 39 98 4 37 9 Moderate 1 5 62 132 5 24 7 Severe 20 5 72 142 6 34 7 Severe 7 5 56 123 7 22 7 Severe 5 4 82 182 8 24 6 Severe 4 4 182 243 Mean ± SD 26 ± 6 8 ± 1   8 ± 7 4.8 ± 0.5 80 ± 45 151 ± 45 *N = 8 patients (7 male and 1 female; patient no. 2 was female). Cause of injury was a traffic accident in 7 patients and a fall in 1 patient (patient no. 8). All patients had favorable outcome at 1 year. Examination included electroencephalography and magnetoencephalography. Abbreviations: GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; GOS, Glasgow Outcome Scale † Severity was defined by the GCS score, posttraumatic amnesia, and duration of loss of consciousness when the first physician arrived

Table 3: Characteristics of patients who had evaluation of sleep spindles after diffuse axonal injury*