Impairment of memory functions after acute head injury.
When memory functions are evaluated after head injury, two trends are apparent. Acute head injury patients with approximately normal intelligence demonstrate a reduced capacity to utilize structure in delayed recall relative to a control group. Furthermore, head injury patients with low intelligence demonstrate a wider memory deficit than the previous group, affecting perception and immediate recall as well. No relationship was found between severity of injury, recovery, and performance on the memory scale.
D000647:Amnesia / Q000209:etiology; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003210:Concept Formation; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D008570:Memory, Short-Term; D010465:Perception; D011379:Prognosis; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications