Influenza-associated global amnesia and hippocampal imaging abnormality.

We describe a case of a 24 year-old man who developed global amnesia in the acute phase of influenza A infection. His deficits resolved over the course of several weeks. Transient abnormalities of diffusion and T2-weighted imaging were seen in the bilateral hippocampi. We review cerebral complications of influenza and discuss the possible role of previously proposed mechanisms in our patient's case. PMID: 23697757 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23697757?dopt=Abstract

Source: Neurocase - May 22, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Lopez J, Lomen-Hoerth C, Deutsch GK, Kerchner GA, Koshy A Tags: Neurocase Source Type: research

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