Acute amnesia caused by left fornix infarction: A case report of an unusual entity
Cerebral infarction is an uncommon and unusual cause of acute amnesia. The fornix is a white matter tract bundle that plays an important function in memory. We present the case of a 60-year-old male presenting with altered mental status and acute onset amnesia with CT and MR imaging demonstrating an...
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| author | Sunny Qi-Huang, MD Joshua Barnaby, MD Samaan Mahmoudzadeh, MD Steven Lev, MD Saurabh Patel, MD |
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| description | Cerebral infarction is an uncommon and unusual cause of acute amnesia. The fornix is a white matter tract bundle that plays an important function in memory. We present the case of a 60-year-old male presenting with altered mental status and acute onset amnesia with CT and MR imaging demonstrating an acute left fornix infarct. This case serves to further illuminate the findings associated with this uncommon clinical event. In addition, it highlights the importance for physicians across multiple subspecialities to maintain an index of suspicion for fornix infarct in the evaluation of acute onset amnesia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-15e46244fcb84018884a3cf315f7b16c2022-12-21T18:59:32ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332022-05-0117516261630Acute amnesia caused by left fornix infarction: A case report of an unusual entitySunny Qi-Huang, MD0Joshua Barnaby, MD1Samaan Mahmoudzadeh, MD2Steven Lev, MD3Saurabh Patel, MD4Department of Radiology, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY, USA; Corresponding author.Department of Radiology, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY, USAAmerican University of the Caribbean, School of Medicine, Cupecoy, St. MaartenDepartment of Radiology, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY, USADepartment of Radiology, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY, USACerebral infarction is an uncommon and unusual cause of acute amnesia. The fornix is a white matter tract bundle that plays an important function in memory. We present the case of a 60-year-old male presenting with altered mental status and acute onset amnesia with CT and MR imaging demonstrating an acute left fornix infarct. This case serves to further illuminate the findings associated with this uncommon clinical event. In addition, it highlights the importance for physicians across multiple subspecialities to maintain an index of suspicion for fornix infarct in the evaluation of acute onset amnesia.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193004332200125XFornixAcute amnesiaStrokeCerebral infarctTransient global amnesia |
| spellingShingle | Sunny Qi-Huang, MD Joshua Barnaby, MD Samaan Mahmoudzadeh, MD Steven Lev, MD Saurabh Patel, MD Acute amnesia caused by left fornix infarction: A case report of an unusual entity Radiology Case Reports Fornix Acute amnesia Stroke Cerebral infarct Transient global amnesia |
| title | Acute amnesia caused by left fornix infarction: A case report of an unusual entity |
| title_full | Acute amnesia caused by left fornix infarction: A case report of an unusual entity |
| title_fullStr | Acute amnesia caused by left fornix infarction: A case report of an unusual entity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute amnesia caused by left fornix infarction: A case report of an unusual entity |
| title_short | Acute amnesia caused by left fornix infarction: A case report of an unusual entity |
| title_sort | acute amnesia caused by left fornix infarction a case report of an unusual entity |
| topic | Fornix Acute amnesia Stroke Cerebral infarct Transient global amnesia |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193004332200125X |
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