Britt Talley Daniel M.D.
ASIN: B007U7SN96
Publisher: Amazon.com Services LLC
Pages: 367
Transient global amnesia (TGA) is one of the most mysterious clinical medical conditions in Neurology and Psychology. Occurring usually only once in middle to late age, the affected person is suddenly affected with memory loss, for the past, the present, and briefly, the future. Repetitive questioning without learning the answers supplied marks the typical case while frightened family members and significant others labor to bring the patient into hospital for scanning and medical evaluation. Although the cut off time for duration is 24 hours, most cases clear in 4-6 hours, with no memory of what happened during the elapsed time.This medical neurology textbook deals with cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychology issues as the author reviewed the previous 2 existing textbooks on TGA, the last of which was published in 1991, plus over 500 articles from the recent medical literature. The ...