Insular Infarction Presenting With Transient Global Amnesia.
- Author:
Eun Ok HA
1
;
Heeyoung KANG
;
Kyusik KANG
;
Ki Jong PARK
;
Nack Cheon CHOI
;
Oh Young KWON
;
Byeong Hoon LIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Gyeonsang National University School of Medicine, Korea. miranda75@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Transient global amnesia;
Insular lobe;
Cerebral infarction
- MeSH:
Amnesia;
Amnesia, Transient Global;
Brain;
Caudate Nucleus;
Cerebral Infarction;
Hippocampus;
Humans;
Infarction;
Memory, Episodic;
Thalamus
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2009;27(4):398-400
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The pathophysiology of transient global amnesia is uncertain. Several studies have suggested that the anatomical substrates of transient global amnesia are the limbic areas, including the hippocampus, caudate nucleus, cingulate area, and thalamus. We examined a patient who presented with transient global amnesia with left insular infarction. We believe that the insular lobe may be an important area of episodic memory formation, and infarction of this brain area may be the mechanism underlying the amnesia experienced in this case.
