Alcohol amnesia
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Post Traumatic Amnesia and Alcohol Dependence*
Post-traumatic amnesia was found to be prolonged in those who were alcohol dependents prior to the head injury. A comparison with controls who were matched for age and severity of head injury indicated that the PTA in the alcoholics was significantly longer. The pathophysiologic changes in the alcoholic brain that could explain such variations are discussed in the light of recent findings.
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عنوان ژورنال: Addiction
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0965-2140
DOI: 10.1080/09652149542292