[A case of transient amnesia caused by cerebral thrombophlebitis: contribution of neuroimaging to physiopathogenesis of transient amnesia]

Rev Neurol (Paris). 1995 Oct;151(10):552-8.
[Article in French]

Abstract

We report a case of transient global amnesia (TGA), in a right-handed woman, which was due to a cerebral venous thrombosis. In our knowledge it is the first case reported. MRI and SPECT revealed the existence of a dysfunction in the right internal temporal region. Such a localization leads us to discuss the specialisation of each hippocampus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Amnesia, Retrograde / etiology*
  • Amnesia, Retrograde / physiopathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / complications*
  • Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / physiopathology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon