Left thalamic hypertensive haemorrhage presenting as transient global amnesia
Majaz Moonis
Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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S. Jain
Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Address Dr. Satish Jain Department of Neurology AIIMS New Delhi - 110029 IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorK. Prasad
Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Search for more papers by this authorN. K. Mishra
Department of Neuro-Radiology, Neurosciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Search for more papers by this authorR. K. Goulatia
Department of Neuro-Radiology, Neurosciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Search for more papers by this authorM. C. Maheshwari
Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Search for more papers by this authorMajaz Moonis
Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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S. Jain
Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Address Dr. Satish Jain Department of Neurology AIIMS New Delhi - 110029 IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorK. Prasad
Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Search for more papers by this authorN. K. Mishra
Department of Neuro-Radiology, Neurosciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Search for more papers by this authorR. K. Goulatia
Department of Neuro-Radiology, Neurosciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Search for more papers by this authorM. C. Maheshwari
Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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ABSTRACT— A case is described which presented as transient global amnesia (TGA) due to a critically placed intracerebral hypertensive haematoma in the left thalamic region, with epileptic discharges arising from the same area. It is proposed that intracerebral haematomas may occasionally present as a clinically well-defined neurological syndrome. The deficit in such cases is probably not due to the underlying direct tissue damage but secondary to indirect pressure or ischaemic insults.
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