Transient global amnesia and left frontal haemorrhage.
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چکیده
A patient developed spontaneous, acute, dominant frontal lobe haemorrhage neighbouring on a zone of pre-existing post-traumatic encephalomalacia manifesting clinically as transient global amnesia. Amnesia can be secondary to disease of the frontal lobe, affecting pathways interconnecting the basal forebrain and hippocampus of the temporal lobe.
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Transient global amnesia due to left temporal haemorrhage.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 64 748 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1988