Transient global amnesia and thalamic hemorrhage.
A left rostral thalamic hematoma was found in a 52-year-old hypertensive man who suffered from a 10-h episode of transient global amnesia (TGA). A neuropsychological study revealed no cognitive impairment in a follow-up period for 5 years. The left rostral part of the thalamus appears to be responsible for his TGA, due probably to an interference of the mamillothalamic tract, ventroamygdalofugal pathway or dorsal noradrenergic bundle.
Chen
W H
WH
Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Medical College Hospital, Taiwan, ROC.
Liu
J S
JS
Wu
S C
SC
Chang
Y Y
YY
D000647:Amnesia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000503:physiopathology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D013786:Thalamic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed