A reader's friend had an episode where she seemed confused as to where she was and how she got there. They took her to the emergency room, where the doctor said she had an otherwise completely normal ...

What is transient global amnesia? Transient global amnesia is a sudden, temporary episode of memory loss that can’t be attributed to a more common neurological condition, such as epilepsy or stroke.

Q: My husband is 68 years old and recently had an episode of memory loss. He suddenly didn’t know where he was. It lasted for about two hours and was very scary. Our son, who is a nurse, says maybe it ...

He had a classic case of transient global amnesia (TGA), an enigmatic form of memory loss that doctors still can't explain 65 years after it was first described. It was unusual enough — about five to ...

He couldn't retain new information and his memory of the day before was temporarily wiped. He was diagnosed with transient global amnesia, a poorly understood condition that can be linked to sex. A ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I’m concern that my husband might have transient global amnesia. I accidentally found a note that his deceased wife left, which stated that he had this. Could you explain to me what ...

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Let’s just say that reasonable people (or, even, people in Congress) can disagree, reasonably, about the most appropriate way to deal with the situation in Syria. I’m OK with that. But here is what I ...

A man visited hospital after getting amnesia 10 minutes after having sex with his wife. He couldn't retain new information and his memory of the day before was temporarily wiped. He was diagnosed with ...