Transient Global Amnesia as the First Clinical Symptom for Malignant B-Cell Lymphoma with Central Nervous System Involvement
We present the case of an elderly male who was diagnosed with transient global amnesia (TGA), only to be diagnosed with B-cell lymphoma with central nervous system involvement a few weeks later. This is the first ever case reported in literature with lymphoma presenting as TGA. Literature review and...
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| author | Atif Zafar Ghulam Ishaq Khan Sahrish Abdin Muhammad Taimoor Khan |
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| description | We present the case of an elderly male who was diagnosed with transient global amnesia (TGA), only to
be diagnosed with B-cell lymphoma with central nervous system involvement a few weeks later. This is the first ever case reported in literature with lymphoma presenting as TGA. Literature review and pertinent points regarding high-yield imaging protocol for presumed TGA patients are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-40f5db5676bf4afd97a22b45069369af2025-02-03T01:09:07ZengWileyCase Reports in Neurological Medicine2090-66682090-66762015-01-01201510.1155/2015/191709191709Transient Global Amnesia as the First Clinical Symptom for Malignant B-Cell Lymphoma with Central Nervous System InvolvementAtif Zafar0Ghulam Ishaq Khan1Sahrish Abdin2Muhammad Taimoor Khan3Department of Neurology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USAColumbia University, New York City, NY, USAAga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, PakistanWest Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USAWe present the case of an elderly male who was diagnosed with transient global amnesia (TGA), only to be diagnosed with B-cell lymphoma with central nervous system involvement a few weeks later. This is the first ever case reported in literature with lymphoma presenting as TGA. Literature review and pertinent points regarding high-yield imaging protocol for presumed TGA patients are discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/191709 |
| spellingShingle | Atif Zafar Ghulam Ishaq Khan Sahrish Abdin Muhammad Taimoor Khan Transient Global Amnesia as the First Clinical Symptom for Malignant B-Cell Lymphoma with Central Nervous System Involvement Case Reports in Neurological Medicine |
| title | Transient Global Amnesia as the First Clinical Symptom for Malignant B-Cell Lymphoma with Central Nervous System Involvement |
| title_full | Transient Global Amnesia as the First Clinical Symptom for Malignant B-Cell Lymphoma with Central Nervous System Involvement |
| title_fullStr | Transient Global Amnesia as the First Clinical Symptom for Malignant B-Cell Lymphoma with Central Nervous System Involvement |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transient Global Amnesia as the First Clinical Symptom for Malignant B-Cell Lymphoma with Central Nervous System Involvement |
| title_short | Transient Global Amnesia as the First Clinical Symptom for Malignant B-Cell Lymphoma with Central Nervous System Involvement |
| title_sort | transient global amnesia as the first clinical symptom for malignant b cell lymphoma with central nervous system involvement |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/191709 |
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