Neuroimaging in transient global amnesia

TGA is a benign amnestic syndrome, usually lasting less than 24 h. It is characterised by a sudden onset of transient anterograde and retrograde amnesia without focal neurological signs or seizure features, and with other intellectual abilities preserved.

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Published inPractical neurology Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 56 - 57
Main Authors Wilkinson, Tim, Geranmayeh, Fatemeh, Dassan, Pooja, Janssen, John C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.02.2013
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Subjects
Aged
Amnesia
Amnesia, Transient Global - diagnosis
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Humans
Medical sciences
Memory
Mri
Neuroimaging - methods
Neurology
Patients
Temporal Lobe - pathology
Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system
Memory disorder
Nervous system diseases
Cognitive disorder
Global amnesia
Central nervous system disease
Neurological disorder
Cerebral disorder
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Summary:TGA is a benign amnestic syndrome, usually lasting less than 24 h. It is characterised by a sudden onset of transient anterograde and retrograde amnesia without focal neurological signs or seizure features, and with other intellectual abilities preserved.
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