Transient Global Amnesia (TGA): Younger Age and Absence of Cerebral Microangiopathy Are Potentially Predisposing Factors for TGA Recurrence

Transient Global Amnesia (TGA): Younger Age and Absence of Cerebral Microangiopathy Are Potentially Predisposing Factors for TGA Recurrence

Background: Transient global amnesia (TGA) is defined by an acute memory disturbance of unclear etiology for a period of less than 24 h. TGA occurs as a single event in most cases. Prevalence rates of recurrent TGA vary widely from 5.4 to 27.1%. This retrospective study aimed to determine predictors...

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Main Authors: Andreas Rogalewski, Anne Beyer, Anja Friedrich, Jorge Plümer, Frédéric Zuhorn, Randolf Klingebiel, Friedrich G. Woermann, Christian G. Bien, Isabell Greeve, Wolf-Rüdiger Schäbitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
transient global amnesia
recurrence
cerebral microangiopathy
hypertension
risk factor
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2021.736563/full

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