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ArticleCureus2024

A Dive Into Oblivion: A Case of Transient Global Amnesia.

Inês Martins, Tiago Araújo, Inês Madeira, João Frederico Ribeiro, Ana Fernandes

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Inês MartinsDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Unidade Local de Saúde do Litoral Alentejano, EPE, Santiago do Cacém, PRT.
Tiago AraújoDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Unidade Local de Saúde do Litoral Alentejano, EPE, Santiago do Cacém, PRT.
Inês MadeiraDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Unidade Local de Saúde do Litoral Alentejano, EPE, Santiago do Cacém, PRT.
João Frederico RibeiroDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Unidade Local de Saúde do Litoral Alentejano, EPE, Santiago do Cacém, PRT.
Ana FernandesDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Unidade Local de Saúde do Litoral Alentejano, EPE, Santiago do Cacém, PRT.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transient global amnesia (TGA) is an uncommon neurologic disorder that consists of a sudden and temporary loss of memory, both present and past. Its causes and risk factors are not well known. We describe a case of a 58-year-old woman who was brought to the emergency department (ED) with sudden onset loss of memory and disorientation after a dive in the ocean. She presented memory deficits with incapacity to retain new memories and amnesia for the previous 24 hours. All exams ordered were normal, including computed tomography of the brain and laboratory analysis. After six hours of close monitoring in the ED, she gradually started to retain short-term memories and was discharged after 48 hours with no memory or other deficits. The diagnosis of TGA was made based on the clinical presentation and the patient's rapid improvement. Follow-up neurology consultation and further testing did not demonstrate any evidence to exclude this diagnosis. Further research is needed on this topic to allow the identification of risk factors and causes to prevent it.

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amnesiaanterograde amnesiacold water immersionretrograde amnesiatransient global amnesia

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PMID38826884
PMCPMC11144453

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