Open AccessAcute Amnestic Syndrome and Ischemic Stroke
Author(s) -
Malik Ghannam,
Qasem Alshaer,
Hope Ukatu,
Mohammed Alkuwaiti,
Christopher Streib
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
neurology. clinical practice
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.674
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2163-0933
pISSN - 2163-0402
DOI - 10.1212/cpj.0000000000000928
Subject(s) - anterograde amnesia , confabulation (neural networks) , amnesia , medicine , stroke (engine) , tissue plasminogen activator , cardiology , ischemic stroke , ischemia , psychiatry , cognition , mechanical engineering , engineering
Stroke is an uncommon cause of amnesia. We describe in detail 3 cases of anterograde amnesia and confabulation secondary to acute ischemic stroke and review the available literature.