Q: transient global amnesia treatment?

Typical no need: Tga, by virtue of being transient, resolves spontaneously without treatment. It is usually thought to be a migraine aura-based mechanism. Do no harm and reassure the person of what they are asking about would be my advise.

Q: what are the aftereffects of transient global amnesia?

TGA: Lapses of confusion or agitation, with lack of memory of the episodes, depending on the cause.

Q: what is a long-term variant or syndrome similar of transient global amnesia?

Stroke: The long term variant is a stroke. Transient symptoms are usually a warning of impending permanent injury. See stroke.Org for warning signs of stroke.

Q: can a healthy person have a screening colonoscopy without a sedative? am eager to avoid any drug that causes confusion or memory loss, even if it's just "temporary."

Prior : Prior to answering your question, avvo's terms of use state, "such information should be used only as a starting point for addressing your medical issues. It is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. You should not disregard medical advice from your doctor, or avoid obtaining medical care, due to any health information you obtain on the site." in general, gastroenterology physicians perform colonoscopy using IV medications for comfort and patient satisfaction. However, if requested by the patient, colonoscopy can be performed without any medications. This is usually requested in a minority of patients, but if you discuss this with your GI physician prior to the procedure (i.e. In a clinic visit) knowing that without colonoscopy, the procedure can be more uncomfortable and if extreme discomfort is encountered, then the procedure might have to be aborted (and polyps can be missed), and if patient and physician have a mutual understanding, then colonoscopy can be achieved without sedation.

Q: what medications are given before surgery to cause amnesia and sedation?

Choices include:: Propofol, ambien, (zolpidem) ketamine, and gases like nitrous oxide or halothane.

Q: can you explain if it's possible to have temporary amnesia?

Temporary amnesia: Yes you can have temporary amnesia, the most common cause is after a head trauma or concussion.

Q: is selective amnesia temporary or permanent? can it be treated?

Yes, seek treatment: Recommend you find a psychiatrist and get fully evaluated, perhaps even add neuropsycholgical testing. This can be improved with appropriate interventions.

Question 1

can transient global amnesia be cured?

Accepted Answer

TGA: Transient global amnesia (tga) has no known specific cause and no specific treatment. That's the bad news. The good news is that it almost always goes away by itself in 1 to 3 days and is unlikely ever to come back.

Question 2

what causes a transient global amnesia?

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TGA: It is involvement of the temporal lobe in a migraine process ---or other process during which you cannot remember recent events.

Question 3

what is the definition or description of: transient global amnesia?

Accepted Answer

Complete memory loss: Transient global amnesia is a neurologic syndrome in which patients experience sudden, almost complete loss of short-term memory. There is variable involvement of recent memory extending back in time for weeks to months before the event. In < 24 symptoms improve almost entirely, but a bit of memory loss around the event will remain. Rarely associated with stroke or seizure.  Cause is not known.

Question 4

transient global amnesia treatment?

Accepted Answer

Typical no need: Tga, by virtue of being transient, resolves spontaneously without treatment.  It is usually thought to be a migraine aura-based mechanism.  Do no harm and reassure the person of what they are asking about would be my advise.

Question 5

what are the aftereffects of transient global amnesia?

Accepted Answer

TGA: Lapses of confusion or agitation, with lack of memory of the episodes, depending on the cause.

Question 6

what is a long-term variant or syndrome similar of transient global amnesia?

Accepted Answer

Stroke: The long term variant is a stroke. Transient symptoms are usually a warning of impending permanent injury. See stroke.Org for warning signs of stroke.

Question 7

can a healthy person have a screening colonoscopy without a sedative? am eager to avoid any drug that causes confusion or memory loss, even if it's just "temporary."

Accepted Answer

Prior : Prior to answering your question, avvo's terms of use state, "such information should be used only as a starting point for addressing your medical issues. It is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. You should not disregard medical advice from your doctor, or avoid obtaining medical care, due to any health information you obtain on the site."

in general, gastroenterology physicians perform colonoscopy using IV medications for comfort and patient satisfaction. However, if requested by the patient, colonoscopy can be performed without any medications. This is usually requested in a minority of patients, but if you discuss this with your GI physician prior to the procedure (i.e. In a clinic visit) knowing that without colonoscopy, the procedure can be more uncomfortable and if extreme discomfort is encountered, then the procedure might have to be aborted (and polyps can be missed), and if patient and physician have a mutual understanding, then colonoscopy can be achieved without sedation.

Question 8

what medications are given before surgery to cause amnesia and sedation?

Accepted Answer

Choices include:: Propofol, ambien, (zolpidem) ketamine, and gases like nitrous oxide or halothane.

Question 9

can you explain if it's possible to have temporary amnesia?

Accepted Answer

Temporary amnesia: Yes you can have temporary amnesia, the most common cause is after a head trauma or concussion.

Question 10

is selective amnesia temporary or permanent? can it be treated?

Accepted Answer

Yes, seek treatment: Recommend you find a psychiatrist and get fully evaluated, perhaps even add neuropsycholgical testing.  This can be improved with appropriate interventions.

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