TY - JOUR
T1 - Transient global amnesia complicating pulmonary function testing
AU - Robbins, Matthew S.
AU - Breidbart, David M.
AU - Robbins, Hilary Y.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Transient global amnesia (TGA), a disorder characterized by the acute onset of anterograde and retrograde amnesia, is well known to neurologists and has been reported in association with a wide range of triggers. We report a patient who experienced the onset of TGA during pulmonary function testing. Potential mechanisms and other scenarios provoking TGA relevant to the pulmonologist, such as bronchoscopy, exercise testing, high altitude, and the use of phosphodiesterase inhibitors are discussed.
AB - Transient global amnesia (TGA), a disorder characterized by the acute onset of anterograde and retrograde amnesia, is well known to neurologists and has been reported in association with a wide range of triggers. We report a patient who experienced the onset of TGA during pulmonary function testing. Potential mechanisms and other scenarios provoking TGA relevant to the pulmonologist, such as bronchoscopy, exercise testing, high altitude, and the use of phosphodiesterase inhibitors are discussed.
KW - Neurological complications
KW - Pulmonary function testing
KW - Transient global amnesia
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U2 - 10.1016/j.rmedc.2009.12.002
DO - 10.1016/j.rmedc.2009.12.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78649908839
VL - 3
SP - 230
EP - 231
JO - Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
JF - Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
SN - 2213-0071
IS - 4
ER -