Head injury effects on a new measure of remote memory: the Famous Tunes Test

Author(s): Scott, J. G., Moreland, V. J., Rankin, E. J.

Journal/Book: Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 1995; 10: 59-66.

Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the Famous Tunes Test (FTT), a new test of remote memory suitable for use with younger patients. Design: Correlational. Setting: university medical center. Patients: 32 patients with closed head injuries (CHIs) and 168 healthy controls. Subgroups of controls were matched for age and education with the patients. Intervention: None. Main Outcome Measures: Performance on the FTT, which measures recall and recognition of titles, artists, and year of initial popularity for 50 well-known songs. Additional measures were the Mini-Mental State Exam, the Shipley Vocabulary Scale, and the Galveston Orientation and Amnesia Test. Results: Compared with controls, CHI patients showed long-lasting deficits on all measures from the FTT (P < .05) that could not be attributed to posttraumatic amnesia or generalized cognitive impairment. Depending on the measure, 53% to 69% of patients scored below the 5th percentile for controls. Conclusions: The FTT provides a sensitive method for detecting retrograde amnesia in head-injured patients. (20 ref)

Note: Document Delivery: DD Instrumentation: Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) (Folstein et al) Instrumentation: Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) Instrumentation: Shipley Institute of Living Vocabulary Scale Instrumentation: Galveston Orientation and Amnesia Test (GOAT) Instrumentation: Famous Faces Test Locally Held: No Entry Month: 9601

Keyword(s): Amnesia/di [Diagnosis]. Clinical Assessment Tools/ev [Evaluation]. Correlational Studies. Female. Glasgow Coma Scale. Head Injuries/di [Diagnosis]. Male. Mann-Whitney U Test. Memory Disorders/di [Diagnosis]. Music. Research Instruments. Scales. T-Tests

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