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. 1980 May;43(5):377–379. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.43.5.377

Measuring the duration of post traumatic amnesia.

L A Fortuny, M Briggs, F Newcombe, G Ratcliff, C Thomas
PMCID: PMC490561  PMID: 7420085

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.

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