Transient global amnesia: a side effect of "statin" treatment Try to imagine the complete inability to formulate new memory. This condition is known as transient global amnesia, now known to be associated with "statin" drug use for lowering choleste From Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients,
8/1/04
by Duane Graveline
Amnesia Amnesia refers to the loss of memory. Memory loss may result from two-sided (bilateral) damage to parts of the brain vital for memory storage, processing, ... From Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine,
4/6/01
by Julia Barrett
NEUROLOGIC CONSEQUENCES OF CARDIAC ARREST AND PREVENTIVE STRATEGIES Cardiovascular disease is the world's leading cause of morbidity and death. The incidence of cardiac arrest is rising despite use of proven and effective ... From Medicine and Health Rhode Island,
11/1/05
by Mellion, Michelle L
High altitude illness: avoiding the perils of the peaks While in the picturesque southwestern Colorado mountain town of Durango (elev. >6500 feet) I picked up a local climbing newsletter, which advised ... From AMAA Journal,
6/22/05
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Acute transient memory loss Acute Transient Memory Loss Anterograde amnesia refers to the inability to form new memories. Alcoholic blackout, benzodiazepine-induced amnesia and transient global amnesia are three disorders that From American Family Physician,
5/1/89
by Daniel C. Vinson
Nonepileptic Seizures: Reframing the Diagnosis PROBLEM: Protocols for disclosing the diagnosis of psychological pseudoseizures have been developed. However, outcomes have not been carefully studied. From Perspectives in Psychiatric Care,
4/1/05
by Thompson, Noreen C
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