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Amnesia, Transient Global

Known as: TGAs (Transient Global Amnesia), Global Amnesia, Transient, Amnesia, Transient Global [Disease/Finding] 
A syndrome characterized by a transient loss of the ability to form new memories. It primarily occurs in middle aged or elderly individuals, and… 
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Review
2006
Review
2006
What does transient global amnesia really mean? Review of the literature and thorough study of 142 cases.
Since the first reports of transient global amnesia (TGA) were published in 1956, several neuropsychological and functional… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Selective affection of hippocampal CA-1 neurons in patients with transient global amnesia without long-term sequelae.
The aetiology, pathomechanisms and anatomical correlates of transient global amnesia (TGA) still remain obscure. Recently, focal… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Clinical features, risk factors, and prognosis in transient global amnesia: a follow‐up study
We previously observed a high frequency of psychopathological features in transient global amnesia (TGA). We aimed at assessing… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Detection of delayed focal MR changes in the lateral hippocampus in transient global amnesia
Background: There is still limited knowledge on the location and etiology of transient global amnesia (TGA). MR studies including… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Retrograde Amnesia for Facts and Events: Findings from Four New Cases
Two patients with presumed hippocampal formation lesions and two patients with more extensive temporal lobe damage, all of whom… 
Review
1992
Review
1992
The postconcussion syndrome and the sequelae of mild head injury.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Syndromes of transient amnesia: towards a classification. A study of 153 cases.
Of 153 patients presenting with acute transient amnesia, 114 fulfilled the proposed strict diagnostic criteria for transient… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
The aetiology of transient global amnesia. A case-control study of 114 cases with prospective follow-up.
A case-control comparison of 114 transient global amnesia (TGA) patients using both normal community-based controls (n = 109) and… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Magnetic resonance imaging of the hippocampal formation and mammillary nuclei distinguish medial temporal lobe and diencephalic amnesia
Studies of circumscribed amnesia have been a useful source of information about the organization of human memory functions. In an… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
The impaired learning of semantic knowledge following bilateral medial temporal-lobe resection
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