title: [Transient global amnesia. With a contribution to its prognosis].
abstract: The risk of recurrency in transient global amnesia was calculated from eight representative studies published in the literature comprising a total of 622 patients, and from a personal survey in 122 patients to be 3.4%/year. Within a mean period of observation of five years, a first recurrency was followed by one further amnesic attack in 1/5 and by two or more attacks in 1/10. Stroke risk proved not to be higher than in a normal population of the respective age groups. A residual syndrome of disturbed long term verbal memory may be seen even after a single attack.
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Mueller
mesh_terms: D000647:Amnesia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Die Transient Global Amnesia. Mit einem Beitrag zu ihrer Prognose.