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Amnesia or amnaesia (see spelling differences) is a condition in which memory is disturbed. The causes of amnesia are organic or functional. Organic causes include damage to the brain, through trauma or disease, or use of certain (generally sedative) drugs. Functional causes are psychological factors, such as defense mechanisms. Hysterical post-traumatic amnesia is an example of this. Amnesia may also be spontaneous, in the case of transient global amnesia. This global type of amnesia is more common in middle-aged to elderly people, particularly males, and usually lasts less than 24 hours.
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This is ME!!! RT @baileyannross: @idahoannie50 http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/04/transient.global.amnesia/index.html
idahoannie50 (Ann Sexton) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:14:40 -0000
This is ME!!! RT @baileyannross: @idahoannie50 http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/04/transient.global.amnesia/index.html
@idahoannie50 http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/04/transient.global.amnesia/index.html
baileyannross (Bailey Ross) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:29:48 -0000
@idahoannie50 http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/04/transient.global.amnesia/index.html
@Con118tist You need to read this later http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/04/transient.global.amnesia/index.html
dimestorefind (Anna S) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:22:55 -0000
@Con118tist You need to read this later http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/04/transient.global.amnesia/index.html
Earth shaking Sex can cause Transient Global Amnesia http://bit.ly/6lKnX
Begonias (Begonias) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:32:57 -0000
Earth shaking Sex can cause Transient Global Amnesia http://bit.ly/6lKnX
sooo like sex can trigger transient global amnesia?? that sucks
tee2fr3sh (Tara Gabbana) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:00:28 -0000
sooo like sex can trigger transient global amnesia?? that sucks
Just read about transient global amnesia, its when some1 develops amnesia after an orgasm. Interesting, at the very least.
Synamon_Sugar (Synamon Nash) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:00:07 -0000
Just read about transient global amnesia, its when some1 develops amnesia after an orgasm. Interesting, at the very least.
Amnesia Support Group - Designed to help amnesia patients and relatives, in coping with all forms of Amnesia and the problem that occur in daily life. Site is in German and English.
Meta Description: [ Selbsthilfegruppe Amnesie-Patienten und Angehörige, self help for amnesia patients and dependants ]
Neuroland - Information about transient global amnesia including diagnostic criteria, clinical features, precipitating factors, incidence, differential diagnosis and further reading.
Philip Schatz, Ph.D.: TGA - Transient global amnesia: The causes, epidemiology, diagnoses, symptoms, the course of the illness and prognosis.
