title: Long-term prognosis in transient global amnesia.
abstract: Transient global amnesia (TGA) is generally believed to be a transient ischemic attack affecting short-term memory centers. A recent three-year follow-up found a high incidence of subsequent dementia and stroke in patients with TGA. We studied the course (average, 46 months) of 32 patients with TGA and found a low rate of recurrence (12.5%), dementia (6%), or transient ischemic attacks (3%). Transient global amnesia would appear to carry a more benign prognosis than classical transient ischemic attacks.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000647:Amnesia / Q000150:complications; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D003704:Dementia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008570:Memory, Short-Term; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence; D013997:Time Factors