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Cognitive impairment after mild traumatic brain injury—the value of memory testing

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Shores EA et al. (2008) The diagnostic accuracy of the Revised Westmead PTA Scale as an adjunct to the Glasgow Coma Scale in the early identification of cognitive impairment in patients with mild traumatic brain injury. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry [doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2007.132571]

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