title: Left thalamic hypertensive haemorrhage presenting as transient global amnesia.
abstract: A case is described which presented as transient global amnesia (TGA) due to a critically placed intracerebral hypertensive haematoma in the left thalamic region, with epileptic discharges arising from the same area. It is proposed that intracerebral haematomas may occasionally present as a clinically well-defined neurological syndrome. The deficit in such cases is probably not due to the underlying direct tissue damage but secondary to indirect pressure or ischaemic insults.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moonis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Goulatia
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Maheshwari
mesh_terms: D000647:Amnesia / Q000209:etiology*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013786:Thalamic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed