Once seen, the syndrome of transient global amnesia (TGA) is never forgotten. Patients abruptly discover that they are unable to recall recent events. Their perplexity is deepened by an inability to retain new information. This leads to repetitive but futile questioning of their companions. Attacks typically last about 4 hours. By the next day patients report that their memory is back to normal...

Objects: Different theories were suggested on the etiopathogenesis of transient global amnesia. Methods: We demonstrate a patient with transient global amnesia, in whom, a transient hyperintense signal change on left hippocampus was detected in diffusionand T2weighted magnetic resonance images. Conclusion: The absence of vascular risk factors or atherosclerotic changes in neuroimaging, in addit...

OBJECTIVE The current study examines the demographics, injury characteristics, and outcomes associated with the presence of postconcussion amnesia in young concussion clinic patients. DESIGN Cross-sectional, retrospective clinical cohort. SETTING Concussion services clinic. PATIENTS Pediatric and adolescent concussion services program patients, presenting within 10 days postinjury, aged 1...

A 57-year-old woman developed severe generalised amnesia following an embolic stroke. The amnesia persisted until her death nine months later. The left hemisphere had a large infarction of the medial temporal-occipital region, while the right showed only a small infarct limited to the posterior two-thirds of the hippocampus. If bilateral lesions are necessary for the production of permanent amn...

This case study describes post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and head injury after a road traffic accident involving a pedestrian. Previous studies have proposed two mechanisms by which this dual diagnosis may occur: (1) when post-traumatic amnesia and retrograde amnesia are small or non-existent and (2) when non-declarative memory systems for the traumatic event are in operation. This case ...

Transient global amnesia (TGA) is a temporary amnestic syndrome characterized by anterograde amnesia and variable retrograde amnesia without other focal neurological deficits. Neuropsychological tests during attack in TGA have been rarely reported. We report a 62-year-old man with TGA who was evaluated with detailed neuropsychological tests during attack. Ictal neuropsychological tests showed e...

INTRODUCTION Transient global amnesia is a classical disease. It presents with an abrupt onset of anterograde amnesia. It's incidence and recurrence rate is low. CASE PRESENTATION In this case report a 54-year old white male is presented with two attacks of loss of memory within a year. CONCLUSION Recurrent transient global amnesia is rare. Recognition and explaining the good nature of the ...