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09-01-2023 | Amnesia | Letter to the Editor

A case of transient global amnesia associated with intracranial venous congestion (vein of Galen)

Author: Andrea Zini

Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica | Issue 6/2023

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The pathophysiology of transient global amnesia (TGA) is still unknown [1]. There has been a great deal of conjecture about the underlying cause of TGA: cerebral ischemia, migraine, epilepsy, and recently venous congestion each have proponents, but after years of debate there is no consensus. …

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Title: A case of transient global amnesia associated with intracranial venous congestion (vein of Galen)
Author: Andrea Zini
Publication date: 09-01-2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keyword: Amnesia
Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica / Issue 6/2023
Print ISSN: 0300-9009
Electronic ISSN: 2240-2993
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-023-02180-7

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