RT Journal
A1 Patten BM
T1 TRansient global amnesia syndrome
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 1971
FD August 2
VO 217
IS 5
SP 690
OP 691
DO 10.1001/jama.1971.03190050146016
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1971.03190050146016
AB A patient with transient global amnesia was studied during the acute phase of the attack. The condition is a definite and easily recognized entity characterized by two phases. There is inability to encode recent memories, accompanied by retrograde amnesia of variable duration, with remarkable preservation of recall of distant events. In the recovery phase, the patient regains the ability to encode recent memories but still has amnesia for the events during the acute phase.