Transient global amnesia with bilateral hippocampal lesions during the COVID‐19 global outbreak. (30th December 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nishizawa, Toshinori; Kawakami, Akiko; Taguchi, Tomohiro; Osugi, Yasuhiro
• Is Part Of: Journal of general and family medicine. Volume 22:Number 3(2021)
• Page Start: 154
• Page End: 155
• Publication Date: 2020-12-30
• Subjects: anterograde amesia -- epilepsy; Primary care (Medicine) -- Periodicals; Family medicine -- Periodicals; Family Practice; Primary Health Care; Japan; Periodicals; 610
• DOI: 10.1002/jgf2.414
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2189-7948

Abstract

Abstract : This manuscript presents a case report of transient global amnesia with bilateral hippocampal lesions which might be triggered by the fear of getting infected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19). The purpose of this article is to facilitate the clinicians in understanding that an increasing number of patients with transient global amnesia have been reported during the COVID‐19 global outbreak