Department of Internal Medicine, St Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT, USA.
Clin Imaging. 2012 Sep-Oct;36(5):584-6. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2011.11.022. Epub 2012 Jun 8.
Transient global amnesia is a fairly common occurrence in patients arriving to the emergency department. In most cases, transient global amnesia is benign, and the etiology remains unknown; however, it is important to exclude the rare but serious causes ensuring proper treatment and prevention of serious complication.
We present a rare case in which a patient arrived with amnesia, and after full evaluation; a subtle ischemic region in the hippocampus was identified, allowing the patient to be treated. In most cases of transient global amnesia, the cause is seldom identified.
We review the diagnostic criteria, risk factors, and imaging considerations associated.
短暂性全面遗忘症在急诊科就诊的患者中较为常见。在大多数情况下,短暂性全面遗忘症是良性的,病因仍不清楚;然而,排除罕见但严重的病因非常重要,以确保进行适当的治疗和预防严重并发症。
我们报告了一例罕见病例,患者因遗忘症就诊,经过全面评估,在海马区发现了一个细微的缺血区域,从而进行了治疗。在大多数短暂性全面遗忘症病例中,病因很少被确定。
我们回顾了相关的诊断标准、危险因素和影像学考虑因素。