Transient topographical amnesia.
Ten healthy middle aged or elderly women experienced isolated episodes of topographical amnesia without an obvious aetiology. It is likely a benign cognitive disorder, similar to transient global amnesia.
Neurology Unit, S Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
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Stracciari
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Lorusso
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D000368:Aged; D000647:Amnesia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply / Q000503:physiopathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed