title: Selective infarction of the anterior genu fornices associated with giant cell arteritis.
abstract: We report a middle-aged woman presenting with acute confusion and anterograde amnesia. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an acute infarction of the anterior genu fornices. Evaluation of an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate led to the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA). Cerebral infarction is a known complication of GCA; this is the first report of such an association with selective fornix infarction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-2045, USA.
authors.forename: Najib
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Murr
authors.forename: Pariwat
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thaisetthawatkul
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Helvey
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fayad
mesh_terms: D020520:Brain Infarction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D020712:Fornix, Brain / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged