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30 November 2022: Articles

Long-Term Retrograde Global Amnesia Following Minor Trauma

Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis

Christina Stilling E* , Balázs Pazdera C , Annette Bennedsgaard Jespersen B , Tue Hartmann B , Andreas Halgreen Eiset A

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937845

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937845

Table 1. Timeline for examinations and considerations.

DayEvent or examinationConsiderations
0–2Minor head trauma, brought to the ER by ambulance. CT scans (cerebrum, thorax, abdomen and pelvis), MRI (cerebrum), somatic and neurologic examinationApoplexy, transient global amnesia, concussion, tumor of frontal lope, transient epileptic amnesia excluded
11Neurologic examination, MMSE Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome excluded
19EEGNon-convulsive status epilepticus excluded
77MRI repeatedNo diffuse lesions, brain damage excluded
* Mini-Mental State Examination.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923