Table 1 Summary of patients’ history and findings
Patient | Nature of Trauma | Pertinent Presenting Symptoms | Duration of Concussion Symptoms before EDS Diagnosis | EDS Signs | Beighton Score (> 3/9 is positive) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | MVA | Difficulty reading and concentrating, poor visual tracking and focusing, neck pain | 14 months | Chiari I malformation, POTS, hyperextensible elbows | At least 3/9* |
2 | Multiple falls | Difficulty reading, diplopia | 11 months | Dysautonomia, hypermobile joints | 5/9 |
3 | MVA | Eye spasms, difficulty reading and focusing, neck pain | 12 months | Hypermobile joints, syncope, occipital neuralgia, Chiari I malformation, CSF leak | 5/9 |
4 | Hit head on metal beam | Nystagmus, dizziness, headaches, photosensitivity, dry eye | 20 months | Migraines, easy bruising, labile blood pressure | Confirmed by geneticist, Beighton score not available |
5 | Hit head on metal beam | Difficulty reading, diplopia, neck pain | 20 months | Joint hypermobility, occipital neuralgia | Confirmed by geneticist, Beighton score not available |
6 | MVA | Photosensitivity, trouble reading, fatigue, headache, neck pain | 15 months | Joint hypermobility, occipital neuralgia | 4/9 |
7 | MVA | Photosensitivity, difficulty reading, fatigue, headache, neck pain | 14 months | Easy bruising, hypermobility, syncope, occipital neuralgia | 5/9 |