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Disorders of memory, language and beliefs, following closed head injury

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Jonathan Hill
Jonathan Hill*
Affiliation:
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, London
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1Address for correspondence: Dr Jonathan Hill Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF.
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Synopsis

A 26-year-old man developed a syndrome following a head injury, characterized by disturbances of memory, language, and beliefs, and lasting for several years. The clinical picture was suggestive of a number of conditions, but diagnostic of none. The aetiology involved a complex interaction of biological and psychological factors, and these are discussed in relation to similar syndromes described in the literature.

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Case Report
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , February 1984 , pp. 193 - 201
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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