João Rafael Batista, Mattos Raquel Filgueiras
Hospital Municipal Dr. Jose de Carvalho Florence, Departamento de Neurologia, São José dos Campos SP, Brazil.
Instituto Neurológico de Goiânia, Departamento de Neurologia, Goiânia GO, Brazil.
Dement Neuropsychol. 2025 Jun 2;19:e20240222. doi: 10.1590/1980-5764-DN-2024-0222. eCollection 2025.
Transient global amnesia (TGA) is a syndrome characterized by the sudden onset of anterograde amnesia, typically lasting for a few to less than 24 h. This condition is considered benign, as it is usually self-limited and unrelated to brain lesions; however, TGA may less frequently occur due to vascular brain changes. We report a rare case of a 66-year-old male with a diagnosis of recurrent TGA associated with a brain dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF), alongside the absence of clear triggering and risk factors. He was submitted to embolization and remained event-free until his last attempt, 18 months after the surgical procedure. The case presentation follows a brief literature review on TGA and the pathophysiological mechanisms probably underpinning its occasional correlation with brain DAVF.
短暂性全面性遗忘症(TGA)是一种以顺行性遗忘突然发作为特征的综合征,通常持续数小时至不到24小时。这种情况被认为是良性的,因为它通常是自限性的,且与脑病变无关;然而,TGA也可能较少见地由脑血管变化引起。我们报告了一例罕见病例,一名66岁男性,诊断为复发性TGA,伴有脑硬脑膜动静脉瘘(DAVF),且无明确的触发因素和危险因素。他接受了栓塞治疗,直至手术后18个月的最后一次随访,期间未再发作。本文在简要回顾TGA及可能导致其偶尔与脑DAVF相关的病理生理机制后进行病例展示。