{"product_id":"transient-global-amnesia-ebook","title":"Transient Global Amnesia (eBook)","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTransient Global Amnesia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat happens when a person suddenly loses the ability to form new memories—yet hours later returns to normal?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTransient global amnesia (TGA) is one of the most dramatic and mysterious clinical syndromes in neurology.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTypically occurring in middle to later life, an attack begins suddenly. The affected person becomes unable to retain new information and repeatedly asks the same questions, even though family members have answered them moments before. There may also be loss of memories from the recent past. Alarmed family members often bring the patient to an emergency department for neurological examination, blood tests, and brain imaging.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen, usually within hours, memory function returns.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe patient is once again himself or herself—but commonly has no memory for what occurred during the attack.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTransient Global Amnesia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, neurologist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBritt Talley Daniel, MD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e presents an extensive medical review of this fascinating disorder, drawing upon both his clinical experience caring for patients with TGA and an exhaustive study of the neurological literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book begins with the early history of amnesia and traces the development of TGA as a recognized neurological syndrome. It then examines the clinical and scientific literature involving:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClinical features and history\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEEG and MEG\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCT scanning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSPECT scanning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePET scanning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSonography\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMRI, fMRI, MR spectroscopy, and MRA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiffusion-weighted MRI (DWI)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAssociated medical conditions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTGA and cerebrovascular disease\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecurrence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMajor review articles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProposed causes of TGA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClinical work-up and treatment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParticular attention is given to the important \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ediffusion-weighted MRI findings involving the hippocampus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which greatly expanded scientific interest in the anatomy and pathophysiology of transient global amnesia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe volume brings together \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e554 bibliographic references\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and numerous clinical and neuroimaging illustrations into a single detailed review of the subject.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTransient Global Amnesia\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the few full-length medical books devoted entirely to TGA and, to the author’s knowledge, the only such book written by an American neurologist.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book also contains a foreword by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLouis R. 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