Transient global amnesia - Revision history

Ostermayer: /* Clinical Features */

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Clinical Features

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 *No localizing symptoms
 **If localizing symptoms, consider alternative diagnosis
 ==Differential Diagnosis==

Ostermayer: /* Background */

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Background

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	==Background==		==Background==
	*Paroxysmal, transient ~~retrograde~~ amnesia lasting several hours		*Paroxysmal, transient anterograde amnesia lasting several hours <ref>D Owen et al. Classical diseases revisited: transient global amnesia. Postgrad Med J. 2007 Apr; 83(978): 236–239.</ref>
	*Most common in female 40-60yo<ref>Lin KH, et al. Migraine is associated with a higher risk of transient global amnesia: a nationwide cohort study. Eur J Neurol. 2014; 21(5):718-24.</ref>		*Most common in female 40-60yo<ref>Lin KH, et al. Migraine is associated with a higher risk of transient global amnesia: a nationwide cohort study. Eur J Neurol. 2014; 21(5):718-24.</ref>

Kearny89: /* Differential Diagnosis */

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Differential Diagnosis

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	*[[Hyponatremia]]		*[[Hyponatremia]]
	*[[Meningitis]]/[[encephalitis]]		*[[Meningitis]]/[[encephalitis]]
			*[[Seizure]]
			*[[CVA]]
	*[[Hyperosmotic Coma]]		*[[Hyperosmotic Coma]]
	*[[Drug toxicity]]		*[[Drug toxicity]]
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	*Demyelinating disease ([[MS]])		*Demyelinating disease ([[MS]])
	*Conversion disorder		*Conversion disorder
			*Alcohol blackout

	==Workup==		==Workup==

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Clinical Features

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	==Clinical Features==		==Clinical Features==
	*~~Retrograde~~ amnesia		*Anterograde amnesia
	*Unaware of their memory loss		*Unaware of their memory loss
	*Normal attention and social skills		*Normal attention and social skills
			*Struggle with delayed recall
	*Periods of time typically less than 24 hrs, but typically lasts 4-6 hrs<ref>Zeman AZ, et al..Transient global amnesia. Br J Hosp Med. 1997; 58:257-60.</ref>		*Periods of time typically less than 24 hrs, but typically lasts 4-6 hrs<ref>Zeman AZ, et al..Transient global amnesia. Br J Hosp Med. 1997; 58:257-60.</ref>
	*No localizing symptoms		*No localizing symptoms

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Text replacement - "*Utox" to "*Urine toxicology screen"

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	#*[[CXR]] (if infection suspected)		#*[[CXR]] (if infection suspected)
	#*[[Urinalysis]] (if infection suspected)		#*[[Urinalysis]] (if infection suspected)
	#*~~Utox~~ (if ingestion suspected)		#*[[Urine toxicology screen]] (if ingestion suspected)

	==Management==		==Management==

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	#*Pregnancy test		#*Pregnancy test
	#*[[CXR]] (if infection suspected)		#*[[CXR]] (if infection suspected)
	#*UA (if infection suspected)		#*[[Urinalysis]] (if infection suspected)
	#*Utox (if ingestion suspected)		#*Utox (if ingestion suspected)

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	#Also consider:		#Also consider:
	#*Pregnancy test		#*Pregnancy test
	#*CXR (if infection suspected)		#*[[CXR]] (if infection suspected)
	#*UA (if infection suspected)		#*UA (if infection suspected)
	#*Utox (if ingestion suspected)		#*Utox (if ingestion suspected)

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	*[[Hyperosmotic Coma]]		*[[Hyperosmotic Coma]]
	*[[Drug toxicity]]		*[[Drug toxicity]]
	**Lithium, phenytoin, carbamazepine		**Lithium, [[phenytoin]], carbamazepine
	*Complicated [[migraine]]		*Complicated [[migraine]]
	*Demyelinating disease ([[MS]])		*Demyelinating disease ([[MS]])

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	'''Depending on presentation, consider CVA workup'''		'''Depending on presentation, consider CVA workup'''
	#Bedside glucose		#Bedside glucose
	#Bedside Hb (polycythemia)		#Bedside hemoglobin (polycythemia)
	#CBC		#CBC
	#Chemistry		#Chemistry

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	==Disposition==		==Disposition==
	*Discharge home with neurology ~~f/u~~		*Discharge home with neurology follow up
	*Consider admission for equivocal cases		*Consider admission for equivocal cases