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2022 Jul 15


Neurol Sci

Acute neurological disease as a trigger or co-occurrence of transient global amnesia: a case series and systematic review.

Authors

Piffer S, Nannoni S, Maulucci F, Beaud V, Rouaud O, Cereda CW, Maeder P, Michel P
Neurol Sci. 2022 Jul 15.
PMID: 35838848.

Abstract

Transient global amnesia (TGA) represents a benign neurological syndrome of unknown pathophysiology, often accompanied by vanishing hippocampal punctate lesions on diffusion-weighted imaging (hippocampal punctate diffusion lesion, HPDL). The recent literature suggests that TGA may be triggered by acute neurological conditions.