Psychopathological factors, memory disorders and transient global amnesia
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Psychopathological factors, memory disorders and transient global amnesia.
BACKGROUND Some studies have shown the presence of psychopathological disorders in transient global amnesia. AIMS To determine whether transient global amnesia is associated with psychopathological disorders and to assess the influence of these psychopathological disorders on memory impairments. METHOD Levels of anxiety and depression before and during transient global amnesia were rated. M...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Psychiatry
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0007-1250,1472-1465
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.107.045716