Transient global amnesia and thalamic hemorrhage

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 1996 Nov;98(4):309-11. doi: 10.1016/0303-8467(96)00042-x.

Abstract

A left rostral thalamic hematoma was found in a 52-year-old hypertensive man who suffered from a 10-h episode of transient global amnesia (TGA). A neuropsychological study revealed no cognitive impairment in a follow-up period for 5 years. The left rostral part of the thalamus appears to be responsible for his TGA, due probably to an interference of the mamillothalamic tract, ventroamygdalofugal pathway or dorsal noradrenergic bundle.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Amnesia / diagnosis
  • Amnesia / physiopathology*
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / diagnosis
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / physiopathology*
  • Dominance, Cerebral / physiology
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Ischemic Attack, Transient / diagnosis
  • Ischemic Attack, Transient / physiopathology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neural Pathways / physiopathology
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Thalamic Diseases / diagnosis
  • Thalamic Diseases / physiopathology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed