title: [Traumatic amnesias. Memory disorders consecutive to head injuries].
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.
authors.affiliation: Centre médico-chirurgical Foch, service de neurologie, Suresnes.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Truelle
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Laurent
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Le Gall
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aubin
mesh_terms: D000647:Amnesia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis
vernacular_title: Les amnésies traumatiques. Troubles de mémoire consécutifs aux traumatismes crâniens.