Transient Global Amnesia Associated with an Acute Infarction at the Cingulate Gyrus
Joint Authors
Romero-Godoy, Jorge
Arboix, Adrià
de la Cruz Cosme, Carlos
Gallardo-Tur, Alejandro
Source
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-07-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Transient global amnesia (TGA) is a syndrome of sudden, unexplained isolated short-term memory loss.
In the majority of TGA cases, no causes can be identified and neuroimaging, CSF studies and EEG are usually normal.
We present a patient with TGA associated with a small acute infarct at the cingulate gyrus.
Case Report.
The patient, a 62 year-old man, developed two episodes of TGA.
He had hypertension and hypercholesterolemia.
He was found to have an acute ischemic stroke of small size (15 mm of maximal diameter) at the right cerebral cingulate gyrus diagnosed on brain magnetic resonance imaging.
No lesions involving other limbic system structures such as thalamus, fornix, corpus callosum, or hippocampal structures were seen.
The remainder of the examination was normal.
Conclusion.
Unilateral ischemic lesions of limbic system structures may result in TGA.
We must bear in mind that TGA can be an associated clinical disorder of cingulate gyrus infarct.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Gallardo-Tur, Alejandro& Romero-Godoy, Jorge& de la Cruz Cosme, Carlos& Arboix, Adrià. 2014. Transient Global Amnesia Associated with an Acute Infarction at the Cingulate Gyrus. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-470620
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Gallardo-Tur, Alejandro…[et al.]. Transient Global Amnesia Associated with an Acute Infarction at the Cingulate Gyrus. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-470620
American Medical Association (AMA)
Gallardo-Tur, Alejandro& Romero-Godoy, Jorge& de la Cruz Cosme, Carlos& Arboix, Adrià. Transient Global Amnesia Associated with an Acute Infarction at the Cingulate Gyrus. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-470620
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-470620