Transient Global Amnesia Case Report

Transient Global Amnesia (TGA) is a neurological phenomenon causing an individual to experience a benign, temporary loss in memory that is usually anterograde but can also be retrograde in nature. This case report analyzes the presentation, etiology, treatment, and future management of a patient that presented to the emergency department with sudden onset confusion and memory impairment. After ruling out metabolic or structural causes through labs and imaging, the diagnosis of TGA was made and appropriate care was carried out. This case report's purpose is to showcase the proper criteria to diagnose a patient with TGA as well as highlight the crucial differential diagnoses that ought to be excluded, and how they were excluded. Finally, the history and rarity of TGA, the known and the unknown factors associated with the illness, future prognoses, and treatment options to consider will be discussed.