title: Transient amnesia triggered by acute marijuana intoxication.
abstract: We report an unusual case of sudden isolated transient amnesia triggered by acute marijuana use. The memory disorder, apart from the long duration, had the characteristics of a transient global amnesia-like episode. Acute marijuana intoxication can affect memory more globally and severely than previously reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna Italy. neuro@orsola-malpighi.med.unibo.it
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stracciari
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guarino
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Crespi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pazzaglia
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D020236:Amnesia, Transient Global / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008385:Marijuana Smoking / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon