Two cases of transient global amnesia

Ryota Inokuchi; Kensuke Nakamura; Toshifumi Asada; Masataka Gunshin; Takeshi Ishii; Takehiro Matsubara; Susumu Nakajima; Yoichi Kitsuta; Naoki Yahagi

doi:10.11176/jjtem.3.13

Ryota Inokuchi, Kensuke Nakamura, Toshifumi Asada, Masataka Gunshin, Takeshi Ishii, Takehiro Matsubara, Susumu Nakajima, Yoichi Kitsuta, Naoki Yahagi

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Ryota Inokuchi
Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital (7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan)
Kensuke Nakamura
Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital (7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan)
Toshifumi Asada
Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital (7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan)
Masataka Gunshin
Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital (7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan)
Takeshi Ishii
Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital (7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan)
Takehiro Matsubara
Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital (7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan)
Susumu Nakajima
Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital (7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan)
Yoichi Kitsuta
Department of Emergency, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital (1-16 Yonegahama- dori, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 235-5885, Japan)
Naoki Yahagi
Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital (7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan)

Keywords: transient global amnesia, hippocampus, medical team, diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging

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2012 Volume 3 Issue 1 Pages 13-16

DOI https://doi.org/10.11176/jjtem.3.13

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Abstract

We present two cases of transient global amnesia during pruning. Both presented at the emergency department with sudden memory loss. They could not recall recent events. Neurological and physical examination, and blood tests were normal. Case 1 was suspected of having a meningioma. Brain imaging studies should not be dismissed prematurely when evaluating patients with no neurological examination findings because they could reveal latent organic lesions and can help exclude fatal illnesses.

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