| Literature DB >> 7420085 |
L A Fortuny, M Briggs, F Newcombe, G Ratcliff, C Thomas.
Abstract
A simple quantitative test is described for measuring the duration of post-traumatic amnesia. It was used in a study of 336 patients with closed head injury; and the results matched closely the independent estimates of experienced neurosurgeons. A systematic procedure of this kind is clinically useful in its sensitivity to fluctuations or deterioration in the patient's mental state. It could also be used with advantage in multi-centre research by providing a standard criterion for the assessment of post-traumatic amnesia.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID: 7420085 PMCID: PMC490561 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.43.5.377
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry ISSN: 0022-3050 Impact factor: 10.154