Fortuny L A, Briggs M, Newcombe F, Ratcliff G, Thomas C
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1980 May;43(5):377-9. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.43.5.377.
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.
本文描述了一种用于测量创伤后遗忘症持续时间的简单定量测试方法。该方法应用于一项对336例闭合性颅脑损伤患者的研究中,其结果与经验丰富的神经外科医生的独立评估结果密切匹配。这种系统化的程序在临床上很有用,因为它对患者精神状态的波动或恶化很敏感。通过提供评估创伤后遗忘症的标准,它也可在多中心研究中发挥优势。