A Case of Transient Global Amnesia Due to Marijuana Use

Ay, Didem; Polat, Gulden; Celikmen, Mustafa Feridun; Sarikaya, Sezgin

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Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine

A Case of Transient Global Amnesia Due to Marijuana Use [JAEM]

JAEM. 2012; 11(3): 190-192 | DOI: 10.5152/jaem.2011.053

A Case of Transient Global Amnesia Due to Marijuana Use

Didem Ay, Gulden Polat, Mustafa Feridun Celikmen, Sezgin Sarikaya
Emergency Department, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey

Transient global amnesia (TGA) has been a well-described phenomenon for more than 40 years. It presents with a paroxysmal, transient loss of memory. Immediate recall ability and remote memory are preserved. However, patiens experience striking loss of memory for recent events and an impaired ability to retain new information. In some cases, the degree of retrograde memory loss is mild. Marijuana induced transient global amnesia is a rare side effect. Here, we present a case of memory loss for a short period of time after use of marijuana.

Keywords: Marijuana, transient global amnesia, memory loss

Didem Ay, Gulden Polat, Mustafa Feridun Celikmen, Sezgin Sarikaya. A Case of Transient Global Amnesia Due to Marijuana Use. JAEM. 2012; 11(3): 190-192

Corresponding Author: Didem Ay, Türkiye

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