title: Recurrent transient global amnesia at high altitude.
abstract: We report the case of a 57-year-old man who experienced recurrent episodes of memory loss that resemble transient global amnesia (TGA). The first episode lasted 20 minutes, and the second was 8 hours long.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia. bucukm@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mira
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bucuk
authors.forename: Zoran
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tomic
authors.forename: Lidija
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tuskan-Mohar
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bonifacic
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bralic
authors.forename: Ante
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jurjevic
mesh_terms: D000531:Altitude; D000532:Altitude Sickness / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020236:Amnesia, Transient Global / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009051:Mountaineering; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors