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We report on a patient with pure transient global amnesia (TGA) whose magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated a small region of increased signal intensity in the right hippocampus on diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI). DWI was sensitive and useful for evaluating the early stage of TGA and might help to explain the pathophysiology of TGA.
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Matsui, M., Imamura, T., Sakamoto, S. et al. Transient global amnesia: increased signal intensity in the right hippocampus on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging. Neuroradiology 44, 235–238 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002340100699
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002340100699