[Traumatic amnesias. Memory disorders consecutive to head injuries]

Rev Prat. 1991 Apr 1;41(10):887-90.
[Article in French]

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.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Amnesia / etiology*
  • Amnesia / physiopathology
  • Amnesia / rehabilitation
  • Brain Injuries / complications*
  • Brain Injuries / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Prognosis