Transient Global Amnesia From Patient Encounter to Clinical Neurosci
This brief, accessible book covers all aspects of transient global amnesia (TGA). First, it deals with the history of TGA before moving on to clinical and diagnostic features, and differential diagnosis. The investigation and management of TGA is then dis
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Transient Global Amnesia
A.J. Larner
Transient Global Amnesia From Patient Encounter to Clinical Neuroscience
A.J. Larner Cognitive Function Clinic Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery Liverpool United Kingdom
ISBN 978-3-319-54474-8 ISBN 978-3-319-54476-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-54476-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017939944 © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Foreword
It is a great pleasure to write a foreword for this outstanding book dealing with a subject which has been close to my heart for over 30 years. When I undertook my studies on transient global amnesia (TGA) in the 1980s under the mentorship of Charles Warlow at the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford, little was known concerning the aetiology or outcome of TGA. I had the amazing experience of seeing several people in the throes of their episode and was encouraged to undertake an MD thesis on the topic by Charles. It also struck me that TGA was an unexplored model of amnesia which might teach us something of the cognitive architecture and organisation of memory. So much more has been learnt since the 1980s with a brief survey of PubMed revealing almost 1000 papers. This literature has been admirably reviewed by Andrew Larner whose scholarship and ability to summarise large volumes of information are second to none. As well as covering the core topic of TGA, Andrew has embraced variants of TGA and disorders which can be confused with TGA, notably transient epileptic amnesia which has become a fascinating topic with an ac
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