@article{ref1,
title="Posttraumatic amnesia and recall of a traumatic event following traumatic brain injury",
journal="Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences",
year="2002",
author="Feinstein, Anthony and Hershkop, Susan and Ouchterlony, Donna and Jardine, Alison and McCullagh, Scott",
volume="14",
number="1",
pages="25-30",
abstract="The relationship between posttraumatic amnesia (PTA) and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was examined in 282 outpatients at a mean of 53 days after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Patients were assessed for TBI severity, intrusive and avoidant PTSD-type symptoms, and psychological distress, and were stratified into four comparison groups by duration of PTA. Levels of PTSD-type symptoms and psychological distress did not differ significantly between groups. Even patients with PTA >1 week reported intrusive and avoidant PTSD-type symptoms. However, when patients were stratified into those with PTA of <1 hour or >1 hour, the former were more likely to report such symptoms. TBI patients with brief PTA are more likely to experience PTSD-type reactions, but severe TBI with prolonged PTA is not incompatible with such reactions in a subset of patients. Possible mechanisms that could account for this finding are discussed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0895-0172",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}