title: Transient global amnesia and antiphospholipid antibodies.
abstract: The patient, a 55 year-old man, developed an episode of transient global amnesia. He was a smoker and had hypercholesterolemia. He was found to have a positive rapid plasma reagin test and high levels of anticardiolipin antibodies. Other investigations were negative. The presence in this patient of antiphospholipid antibodies suggests a vascular mechanism for transient global amnesia.
authors.affiliation: Services of Neurology, Hospital General Vall d'Hebrón, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Montalbán
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arboix
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Staub
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barquinero
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martí-Vilalta
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Codina
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Hughes
mesh_terms: D000647:Amnesia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D002308:Cardiolipins / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D002308:Cardiolipins; D010743:Phospholipids