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Measuring the duration of post traumatic amnesia.
  1. L A Fortuny,
  2. M Briggs,
  3. F Newcombe,
  4. G Ratcliff,
  5. 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.

    https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.43.5.377

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