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KEY FACTS
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TERMINOLOGY
Abbreviations
Transient global amnesia (TGA)
Definitions
Sudden memory loss without other signs of cognitive or neurologic impairment that recovers completely within 24 hours
Both antero- and retrograde amnesia
IMAGING
General Features
CT Findings
MR Findings
Nuclear Medicine Findings
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Selected References
Lin KY et al: Positive magnetic resonance imaging evidence of transient global amnesia following the use of Sildenafil. Clin Neuropharmacol. 43(2):52-3, 2020
Paech D et al: What remains after transient global amnesia (TGA)? An ultra-high field 7 T magnetic resonance imaging study of the hippocampus. Eur J Neurol. 27(2):406-9, 2020
Tynas R et al: Factors determining recurrence in transient global amnesia. BMC Neurol. 20(1):83, 2020
de Abreu Junior L et al: Optimization of magnetic resonance imaging protocol for the diagnosis of transient global amnesia. Radiol Bras. 52(3):161-5, 2019
Bocos-Portillo J et al: Unilateral or bilateral punctate hippocampal hyperintensities on DW-MRI: seizures, amnesia, or both? Neurol Sci. 39(9):1647-9, 2018
Park KM et al: Is transient global amnesia a network disease? Eur Neurol. 80(5-6):345-4, 2018
Arena JE et al: Transient global amnesia. Mayo Clin Proc. 90(2):264-72, 2015
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KEY FACTS
Terminology
Imaging
Top Differential Diagnoses
Pathology
Clinical Issues
TERMINOLOGY
Abbreviations
Transient global amnesia (TGA)
Definitions
Sudden memory loss without other signs of cognitive or neurologic impairment that recovers completely within 24 hours
Both antero- and retrograde amnesia
IMAGING
General Features
CT Findings
MR Findings
Nuclear Medicine Findings
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Selected References
Lin KY et al: Positive magnetic resonance imaging evidence of transient global amnesia following the use of Sildenafil. Clin Neuropharmacol. 43(2):52-3, 2020
Paech D et al: What remains after transient global amnesia (TGA)? An ultra-high field 7 T magnetic resonance imaging study of the hippocampus. Eur J Neurol. 27(2):406-9, 2020
Tynas R et al: Factors determining recurrence in transient global amnesia. BMC Neurol. 20(1):83, 2020
de Abreu Junior L et al: Optimization of magnetic resonance imaging protocol for the diagnosis of transient global amnesia. Radiol Bras. 52(3):161-5, 2019
Bocos-Portillo J et al: Unilateral or bilateral punctate hippocampal hyperintensities on DW-MRI: seizures, amnesia, or both? Neurol Sci. 39(9):1647-9, 2018
Park KM et al: Is transient global amnesia a network disease? Eur Neurol. 80(5-6):345-4, 2018
Arena JE et al: Transient global amnesia. Mayo Clin Proc. 90(2):264-72, 2015
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