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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.
Answered 5/21/2016
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Multiple theories which have included vascular phenomena (think blood vessel blockages, or constricted/dilated effect to simplify), depression, and psychological stress. Potential risk factors include migraine,heart disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, all have been studied and are treated aggressively in these patients. No absolute etiology (cause) as of yet. Rarely recurs
Answered 3/21/2023
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