PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - King, N S
TI  - Post-traumatic stress disorder and head injury as a dual diagnosis: "islands" of memory as a mechanism.
AID  - 10.1136/jnnp.62.1.82
DP  - 1997 Jan 01
TA  - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
PG  - 82--84
VI  - 62
IP  - 1
4099  - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/62/1/82.short
4100  - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/62/1/82.full
SO  - J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry1997 Jan 01; 62
AB  - This case study describes post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and head injury after a road traffic accident involving a pedestrian. Previous studies have proposed two mechanisms by which this dual diagnosis may occur: (1) when post-traumatic amnesia and retrograde amnesia are small or non-existent and (2) when non-declarative memory systems for the traumatic event are in operation. This case study demonstrates a third mechanism--"islands" of memory within post-traumatic amnesia.