Marijuana-induced transient global amnesia.
A 6-year-old boy accidentally became intoxicated with marijuana secondary to ingesting cookies laced with marijuana. He presented with retentive memory deficit of sudden onset that was later diagnosed as transient global amnesia. Transient global amnesia as a result of marijuana intoxication is an extremely rare event.
Shukla
Prem C
PC
Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-8579, USA. prem.shukla@utsouthwestern.edu
Moore
Uzoma B
UB
D000208:Acute Disease; D020236:Amnesia, Transient Global / Q000139:chemically induced*; D002188:Cannabis / Q000506:poisoning*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male