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Transient Global Amnesia

From Patient Encounter to Clinical Neuroscience

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Authors:
  1. A.J. Larner

    1. Cognitive Function Clinic, Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Liverpool, United Kingdom

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  • Alerts readers to the symptoms and signs of transient global amnesia (TGA)

  • Raises awareness of TGA so that it is not overlooked or misdiagnosed

  • Alerts readers to other conditions which might be mistaken for TGA

  • Provides readers with information about the various tests available

  • Provides readers with current thinking on the causes of TGA

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. History of TGA

    • A. J. Larner
    Pages 1-8

  3. Clinical Features, Diagnostic Criteria, and Possible Variants of TGA

    • A. J. Larner
    Pages 9-25

  4. Differential Diagnosis of TGA

    • A. J. Larner
    Pages 27-55

  5. Investigation and Management of TGA

    • A. J. Larner
    Pages 57-78

  6. Prognosis of TGA

    • A. J. Larner
    Pages 79-88

  7. Epidemiology of TGA

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    Pages 89-117

  8. Aetiopathogenesis of TGA

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    Pages 119-130

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 131-133
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About this book

This brief, accessible book covers all aspects of transient global amnesia (TGA). First, it deals with the history of TGA before moving on to clinical and diagnostic features, and differential diagnosis. The investigation and management of TGA is then discussed, followed by treatment and prognosis. Each of the chapters is devoted to a practical and structured overview of the particular topic, with use of case studies to illustrate the material. Based in part on the author’s experience of TGA cases over 15 years and in part on a review of the published literature, this book will hopefully enlighten clinicians from a broad range of medical backgrounds on the clinical features, investigation, and pathogenesis of TGA.

Transient Global Amnesia is aimed at any clinician with an interest in, or who encounters patients with, acute amnesia: neurologists, general physicians, old age psychiatrists, geriatricians, clinical neuropsychologists, and primary care physicians, as well as other professions allied to medicine with similar interests, such as members of memory assessment teams.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Cognitive Function Clinic, Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Liverpool, United Kingdom

    A.J. Larner

About the author

A. J. Larner MA MD MRCP(UK) DHMSA PhD is a Consultant Neurologist at the Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Liverpool, and Society of Apothecaries’ Honorary Lecturer in the History of Medicine, University of Liverpool, UK.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Transient Global Amnesia

  • Book Subtitle: From Patient Encounter to Clinical Neuroscience

  • Authors: A.J. Larner

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54476-2

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85401-4Published: 25 July 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-54476-2Published: 01 May 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 133

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Neurology, Primary Care Medicine, Geriatrics/Gerontology, Psychiatry

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