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Review
. 1991 Apr 1;41(10):887-90.

[Traumatic amnesias. Memory disorders consecutive to head injuries]

[Article in French]
J L Truelle  1 , B Laurent, P A Joseph, D Le Gall, G Aubin
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  • PMID: 2041990
Review

[Traumatic amnesias. Memory disorders consecutive to head injuries]

[Article in French]
J L Truelle et al. Rev Prat. .

Abstract

Traumatic amnesia is a good index predictive of the disablement due sequelae of cranial injuries. The residual memory deficit, correlated with the return to work, mainly affects long-term memory, learning, verbal memory and sensitivity to interferences. The most relevant tests are Rey's 15 words--and particularly their retrieval at 30 minutes--and the verbal fluency test, but the changes in memory observed in the patient's daily life must also be evaluated. Rehabilitation tends to rely on the overall management of intellectual and behavioural disorders, as part of programmes that are specific to subjects with cranial injury.

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