title: Assessment of post-traumatic amnesia in young children.
abstract: To assess the duration of post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) in children, a new procedure is described, derived from a method described previously for adults. The procedure was tested on 70 healthy children between 3.5 and 10 years of age, then applied in a longitudinal prospective study of 54 children with brain damage resulting from closed head-injury. The procedure consistently measured PTA in children of various ages. The duration of PTA was found to be as good a prognostic indicator for the occurrence of long-term residual sequelae as is duration of coma.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurology, St. Radboud University Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Ruijs
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Keyser
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Gabreëls
mesh_terms: D000647:Amnesia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests