amnesia/neoplasms

BACKGROUND Psychological stress has been associated with transient global amnesia (TGA). Whether a cancer diagnosis, a severely stressful life event, is associated with subsequent risk of TGA has not been studied. METHODS Based on the Swedish Cancer Register and Patient Register, we conducted a

A case is presented of a 2-week onset of acute retrograde amnesia as initial presentation, caused by presumed cancer. While acute retrograde amnesia has been reported in the literature, a report linked to cancer has not previously been published. An 82-year-old Caucasian woman presented to the

We report a patient presenting with episodes of transient amnesia, some with features suggestive of transient global amnesia (TGA), and some more reminiscent of transient epileptic amnesia. Investigation with neuroimaging revealed an intrinsic lesion in the right amygdala, with features suggestive

We report a patient who, at age 38, presented with temporal lobe seizures and an atypical memory disorder 3 years before the discovery of a testicular tumor. Detailed neuropsychological testing revealed a relatively isolated amnestic syndrome. The amnesia was atypical as the patient could retain

Transient global amnesia is generally regarded as a benign syndrome of probable vascular etiology. We describe a man who experienced a single episode of transient global amnesia and subsequently developed a progressive dominant hemispheric syndrome. Neuroradiologic investigations and the patient's

BACKGROUND Sperry, or interhemispheric disconnection, syndrome was reported in patients who had undergone surgical section of the corpus callosum carried out in an attempt to control medication-resistant epilepsy. It has occasionally been linked to tumours of the corpus callosum and, although even

The mechanism of chronic pain is very complicated. Memory, pain, and opioid dependence appear to share common mechanism, including synaptic plasticity, and anatomical structures. A 48-yr-old woman with severe pain caused by bone metastasis of breast cancer received epidural block. After local

Cucurbita maxima (CM) seed oil is commonly used in Indian folk medicine to treat various ailments. We have investigated the effect of CM seed oil on memory impairment induced by scopolamine in rats. Male adult Wistar rats were administered scopolamine 1 mg/kg body weight, i.p. or 1.25 mg/kg body

A patient with a severe amnesic syndrome following a glioma of the splenium of the corpus callosum is reported. The long-term memory deficit involved anterograde as well as retrograde events dating back to 40 years and causing topographical disorientation. Short-term memory test performance was in

The authors present their anatomo-clinical observation of amnesic syndrome occurring with brain tumoral infiltration. On the clinical level, the disorder is characterized by a memory encoding deficit. Anatomical examination shows a bilateral lesion of the mamillary bodies.

PATHOLOGY CORRELATIONS: The Korsakoff syndrome results from cerebral lesions due to thiamine depletion, usually of alcoholic etiology. Other nutritional, or genetic factors, could be implicated. Exceptionally, it results from thalamic disease or a tumor of the third ventricle

OBJECTIVE To present the case of a collegiate pitcher with type I diabetes mellitus who developed transient global amnesia and to characterize the acute onset of symptoms and clinical diagnosis of this rarely reported neurologic condition in the student-athlete population. BACKGROUND A 21-year-old

Immunological memory, defined as more efficient immune responses on antigen reexposure, can last for decades. The current paradigm is that memory is maintained by antigen-experienced "memory T cells" that can be long-lived quiescent or dividing. The contribution of T cell division to memory