Traumatic brain injury and memory: The role of hippocampal atrophy

被引：72

作者：

Bigler, ED ^{[1
]}

Johnson, SC ^{[1
]}

Anderson, CV ^{[1
]}

Blatter, DD ^{[1
]}

Gale, SD ^{[1
]}

Russo, AA ^{[1
]}

Ryser, DK ^{[1
]}

Macnamara, SE ^{[1
]}

Bailey, BJ ^{[1
]}

Hopkins, RO ^{[1
]}

Abildskov, TJ ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] LDS HOSP,SALT LAKE CITY,UT

来源：

NEUROPSYCHOLOGY | 1996年 / 10卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1037/0894-4105.10.3.333

中图分类号：

B849 [应用心理学];

学科分类号：

040203 ;

摘要：

In traumatically brain-injured (TBI) patients (N = 83), memory performance was examined on the Warrington Recognition Memory Test, Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure, and the Logical Memory and Visual Reproduction subtests of the Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised in relationship to time postinjury and structural changes based on MRI volumetry, including hippocampus volume. Significant trauma-induced changes were observed, including hippocampal atrophy. Structure-function relationships generally became significant only after 90 days postinjury. Memory tended to relate more to the degree of hippocampal atrophy, particularly left hippocampus, than to nonspecific indicators such as the temporal horns or the ventricle-to-brain ratio. A stronger relationship with left versus right hippocampus was evident for measures of verbal and supposedly nonverbal memory. These results are discussed with regard to the role the hippocampus may play in a neural system of memory.

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页码：333 / 342

页数：10

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