title: A rare case of aortic dissection presenting as pure transient global amnesia.
abstract: Transient global amnesia (TGA) is a well-described neurological phenomenon. Clinically, it manifests with the sudden onset of a paroxysmal, transient loss of anterograde memory and disorientation but with intact consciousness. Typically, symptoms last for only a few hours. We present an unusual case of aortic dissection presenting with pure TGA in a patient, who had a positive outcome. This is the second case report of a patient with aortic dissection presenting with pure TGA syndrome, but it is the first case in which the patient survived.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, USA. hkavees2@hfhs.org.
authors.forename: Hirsh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaveeshvar
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Rabih
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kashouty
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaethesiology and Pain Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, USA.
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Loomba
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, North Shore University Hospital, Hofstra University, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Noor
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yono
mesh_terms: D020324:Amnesia, Anterograde / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D020236:Amnesia, Transient Global / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003221:Confusion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome