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PROBLEMS OF A HEAD‐INJURY PATIENT

The Medical Journal of AustraliaPublished 1 September 1972
Alexandra Moran
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SJR score1.51
SNIP1.48

TL;DR

In mid November, 1963, I sustained a head injury which would be considered severe by presently accepted standards and suffered retrograde amnesia for four hours, post‐traumaticAmnesia for 21 days, complete hemiplegia of the right side of the body and partial hemip LEGS, apraxia and aphasia.

Abstract

In mid November, 1963, I sustained a head injury which would be considered severe by presently accepted standards. I suffered retrograde amnesia for four hours, post-traumatic amnesia for 21 days, complete hemiplegia of the right side of the body and partial hemiplegia of the left, apraxia and aphasia. This paper describes my recovery.

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Medicine