title: [A comparative study of memory using WMS-R in cases with brain damage and normal subjects].
abstract: The data of comparative study using WMS-R in 54 cases with Brain damage, and in 52 normal subjects, were presented. The main findings revealed, (1) Overall, various impairments of memory function were observed, but there were somewhat in varying degrees of memory impairment from different category of disease. (2) More serious memory impairment was seen in epileptic group, metabolic disease group, and degenerative disorder group successively. (3) No correlation between the memory impairment and sex, as well as the morbid course, was found. It seems to be relate to the disease itself.
authors.forename: L Y
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D001928:Brain Diseases, Metabolic / Q000523:psychology; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006527:Hepatolenticular Degeneration / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged