title: Influenza-associated global amnesia and hippocampal imaging abnormality.
abstract: The acute phase of influenza infection is rarely associated with significant cognitive dysfunction. We describe a case of a 24 year-old man who developed global amnesia in the acute phase of influenza A infection. His deficits resolved over the course of several weeks. Transient abnormalities of diffusion and T2-weighted imaging were seen in the bilateral hippocampi. We review cerebral complications of influenza and discuss the possible role of previously proposed mechanisms in our patient's case.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences , Stanford University School of Medicine , Stanford , CA , USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lomen-Hoerth
authors.forename: Gayle K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Deutsch
authors.forename: Geoffrey A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Kerchner
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koshy
mesh_terms: D000647:Amnesia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009980:Influenza A virus; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D020127:Recovery of Function; D055815:Young Adult