Ventral Anterior Cingulate Atrophy as a Predisposing Factor for Transient Global Amnesia
10.12779/dnd.2024.23.2.89
- Author:
Jeewon SUH
1
;
Young Ho PARK
;
Hang-Rai KIM
;
Jae-Won JANG
;
SangHak YI
;
Min Ju KANG
;
Yun Jung BAE
;
Byung Se CHOI
;
Jae Hyoung KIM
;
SangYun KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
- Publication Type:Original Article
- From:Dementia and Neurocognitive Disorders
2024;23(2):89-94
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:EN
-
Abstract:
Background:and Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of patients with acute transient global amnesia (TGA) using volumetric analysis to verify whether the brains of TGA patients have pre-existing structural abnormalities.
Methods:We evaluated the brain MRI data from 87 TGA patients and 20 age- and sexmatched control subjects. We included brain MRIs obtained from TGA patients within 72 hours of symptom onset to verify the pre-existence of structural change. For voxel-based morphometric analyses, statistical parametric mapping was employed to analyze the structural differences between patients with TGA and control subjects.
Results:TGA patients exhibited significant volume reductions in the bilateral ventral anterior cingulate cortices (corrected p<0.05).
Conclusions:TGA patients might have pre-existing structural changes in bilateral ventral anterior cingulate cortices prior to TGA attacks.
