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Transient amnesia triggered by acute marijuana intoxication
Author(s) -
Stracciari Andrea,
Guarino Maria,
Crespi Cristina,
Pazzaglia Paolo
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
european journal of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.881
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1468-1331
pISSN - 1351-5101
DOI - 10.1046/j.1468-1331.1999.640521.x
Subject(s) - medicine , transient global amnesia , amnesia , transient (computer programming) , anesthesia , neuroscience , psychiatry , psychology , computer science , operating system
We report an unusual case of sudden isolated transient amnesia triggered by acute marijuana use. The memory disorder, apart from the long duration, had the characteristics of a transient global amnesia‐like episode. Acute marijuna intoxication can affect memory more globally and severely than previously reported.