Transient Global Amnesia Following Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography
Maryam Hanser1, Diana Boyrazyan1, Charisse N Chih2
1Internal Medicine, Adventist Health White Memorial, Los Angeles, USA.
Transient global amnesia, a temporary memory loss, can rarely occur after dobutamine stress echocardiography. This cardiac stress test may trigger this neurological event in susceptible individuals.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Cardiology
Background:
- Transient global amnesia (TGA) is a rare neurological condition causing temporary memory loss.
- Dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) is a common cardiac diagnostic tool.
- TGA following DSE is infrequently reported.
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