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Transient global amnesia following a transoceanic flight
Author(s) -
RASHID JAVAID,
STARER PERRY J.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2006.01539.x
Subject(s) - transient global amnesia , anterograde amnesia , amnesia , etiology , psychology , transient (computer programming) , neuroscience , medicine , anesthesia , pediatrics , cognitive psychology , psychiatry , computer science , operating system
Transient global amnesia (TGA) is the abrupt onset of temporary anterograde amnesia without any focal neurological features. It is a benign condition and is completely reversible in most cases. However, the sudden occurrence of memory impairment can be especially alarming to an individual who has recently arrived in an unfamiliar setting. The cause of TGA remains unknown. Reported here is the unusual occurrence of TGA in a man following the completion of an international airplane flight. Possible etiologies of the episode are considered.