title: [Transient global amnesia].
abstract: Transient global amnesia is a well known syndrome, characterised by sudden loss of short term memory with retrospective amnesia, that appears in otherwise good healthy subjects. Transient global amnesia is often unknown and misunderstood. Authors explain pathogenetic hypothesis and diagnostic criteria, showing some clinical cases.
mesh_terms: D000647:Amnesia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006624:Hippocampus; D006801:Humans; D008032:Limbic System; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis
vernacular_title: Amnesia globale transitoria.