The head trauma amnesia cure: The making of a medical mythAuthor Response

Editors' Note: In WriteClick this week, Vogel et al. compare the methodology and results found in “Two different phenomena in basic motor speech performance in premanifest Huntington disease” with their own published study on speech timing in premanifest speech markers of Huntington disease (HD). The study by Vogel et al. found no significant difference in speech rates between participants with premanifest HD and healthy controls. Dr. Saft apologizes for neglecting to cite the study. Dr. Sethi and article author Dr. Spiers discuss the enduring influence of the head trauma–amnesia cure myth. —Megan Alcauskas, MD, and …