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Recovery of mnestic functions after hypoxic brain damage

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International Journal of Rehabilitation and Health

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Memory deficits are the most common neuropsychological sequelae after brain affections. We report the case of a 54-year-old, male patient who, after a diffuse hypoxic brain damage due to cardiac decompensation, received various forms of supportive treatment. The primary aim of the treatment process, namely, to allow him to live on his own and be able to remember, to plan, and to execute his ideas came to fruition during a process of altogether 1.5 years.

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Calabrese, P., Markowitsch, H.J. Recovery of mnestic functions after hypoxic brain damage. Int J Rehab Health 1, 247–260 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02214643

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