Acute amnestic syndromes: classification

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Acute amnestic syndromes: classification. Transient global amnesia (TGA), Transient epileptic amnesia (TEA). Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Transient amnestic syndromes

  • Transient global amnesia (TGA)
  • Transient epileptic amnesia (TEA)
  • Transient topographical amnesia (TTA)
  • Focal retrograde amnesia
  • Transient semantic amnesia
  • Transient autobiographical amnesia
  • Transient procedural amnesia
  • Transient verbal amnesia

Vascular acute amnestic syndromes

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Other acute amnestic syndromes

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References

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  5. Zeman A, Butler C. Transient epileptic amnesia. Curr Opinion Neurol 2010; 23:610-616.
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