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June 14, 2016; 86 (24) Historical Neurology

The head trauma amnesia cure

The making of a medical myth

Mary V. Spiers
First published June 13, 2016, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000002765
Mary V. Spiers
From the Department of Psychology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA.
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The head trauma amnesia cure
The making of a medical myth
Mary V. Spiers
Neurology Jun 2016, 86 (24) 2291-2294; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000002765

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vol. 86 no. 24 2291-2294
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000002765
PubMed: 
27298448

Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Print ISSN: 
0028-3878
Online ISSN: 
1526-632X
History: 
  • Received October 19, 2015
  • Accepted in final form March 17, 2016
  • First Published June 13, 2016.

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  1. From the Department of Psychology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA.
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    • Mary V. Spiers, Associate Professor of Psychology, Drexel Universityspiersm@drexel.edu
    Submitted June 28, 2016
  • Soldier returns home 7 years after death
    • Nitin K. Sethi, Assistant Professor of Neurology, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 100sethinitinmd@hotmail.com
    Submitted June 24, 2016
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