Transient global amnesia (TGA) is a syndrome in clinical neurology whose key defining characteristic is temporary but almost total disruption of short-term memory with a range of problems accessing older memories. A person in a state of TGA exhibits no other signs of impaired cognitive functioning but recalls only the last few moments of consciousness plus deeply-encoded facts of the individuals past, such as his or her own name.[
-- Edited by gst on Saturday 12th of May 2012 06:42:42 PM
pauline said
01:31 AM May 13, 2012
Has anyone ever heard of this, to cut a long story short my hubby ended up in hospital on Tuesday for 2 nights and this was the diagnosis, very scarey for him and me and was just wondering if there is anyone else out there that has been diagonised with it.
pauline said
01:46 AM May 13, 2012
Thanks gst, I have read up on it quite a bit since this happened, was just wondering if anyone on the forum had actually any personal experiences at all.
Travel Bug said
01:53 AM May 13, 2012
Pauline, I can't help because I have no experience of TGA... To be truthful I haven't heard of it before.
What a scary experience for you both. I hope that all goes well from now on.
Take care.
Pam.
animalcarer said
01:57 AM May 13, 2012
Patti Newton has had this
pauline said
02:00 AM May 13, 2012
Thanks Pam, you have no idea what it was like but really am trying to think positive as it is apparently more common then we think.......he is fine now and had all the tests and everyone came back perfect but it does scare the beliving Jesus out you, and am now wondering what to do with the plans we had in place.
pauline said
02:02 AM May 13, 2012
Really Lyn...........I had never heard of it before, but can now see it is not as uncommon as one would think.
gst said
02:05 AM May 13, 2012
Well Pauline keep on going I have had friends in the services (army) who have temp loss of memory and thy are ok and living normal lives so carry on
Travel Bug said
02:10 AM May 13, 2012
Pauline, is it a recurring thing?? I'm going to have a read of gst's link and see what I can learn about it.
Lyn, that's interesting. Patti Newton seems to be fine now so maybe it's a one off event. Hope your trip is going well.
gst said
02:10 AM May 13, 2012
Forgot to say this year I've been told I have a low type of parkersons
pauline said
02:15 AM May 13, 2012
Just type it in to Google and a lot of info is on there, hubby was on a trip driving truck in another state when it happened, luckily he remembered my phone number and there were also a couple of FANTASTIC people who also helped him out........like I said very scarey for me but he of course doesn't remember a thing.
animalcarer said
05:27 AM May 13, 2012
Rest assured hun He will be fine, just go on with your plans, and add more excitement, you both deserve it, yes we are tired but very very happy, feel like I have got my life back. Thanks Pauline
rapidroy said
12:51 PM May 13, 2012
it is linked to people how take staton drugs like lipex or lipitor i have a book written by a nassa flight surgeon he has a web sight called the space doctor it is worth a look best of luck roy ps coming over on the 25th for 2 mths hope you put on sum good whether
pauline said
02:01 PM May 13, 2012
thanks Roy but he takes none of those drugs, only 1 blood pressure tablet a day.........
kandagal said
07:03 PM May 13, 2012
qst - My husband was told he had a low form of Parkinsons. The tremors got much worse over a couple of years. He then decided that the tremors had actually started when he started a pill so he stopped taking that pill. Over the next few weeks the tremors stopped. Miraculous self cure!!
pauline said
10:15 PM May 13, 2012
Hope this problem is as easily fixed, I suppose the old saying "nothing to fear but fear itself " rings true............
leo33 said
09:04 AM Jun 13, 2014
Hi,
I know this is a long time since your question was posted but I do have some direct experience with TGA that might interest you. I had 2 instances of TGA in 2012 at age 56. On each occasion I 'lost' about 15 mins. During that time I functioned absolutely normally and spoke to people. The first time I was rowing in a dragon boat. I said that I felt unwell and was taken to shore where I found myself 15 mins later. One minute i am out on the water, the next I am in the boatshed. It was a terrifying feeling. I went to casualty where there were no signs of any health isse: no stroke, no heart attack, no epilepsy etc etc.
The second time was also dragon boating and was probably for less time and I coped better because I knew what had happenned. I had every test under the sun and nothing was found My solution? I gave up dragon boating and have not had a recurrence. In my research I have found suggestions that intense physical activity can trigger the TGA in susceptible people. I figure there was something about the way I rowed that was doing it. I can kayak fine so it must have been the single side rwoing action. Thats how I explain it.
I avoid activities that require short bursts of intense activity for more sustained exercise, walking, cycling or where I can determine the intensity : kayaking etc. I am conscious of keeping hydrated and my blood sugar level. I have no specific health issues. It is not anything to do with drugs and because you do not lose consciousness (more like an altered state)it does not affect your drivers licence.
Hope this helps. Your husband should have all the tests his doctor advises just to rule out other issues. They will probably not find any cause and he may never experience it again but a medical professional needs to assess this. I hope he has the same outcome (so far) as me.
Bryan said
03:17 PM Jun 13, 2014
rapidroy wrote:
it is linked to people how take staton drugs like lipex or lipitor i have a book written by a nassa flight surgeon he has a web sight called the space doctor it is worth a look best of luck roy ps coming over on the 25th for 2 mths hope you put on sum good whether
Very scary. I've been on Lipitor for about 20 years now but my memory is still good.
I hope everything's still good with your hubby Pauline.
pauline said
09:35 PM Jun 13, 2014
This was a post I made more than 2 years ago and yes it was very very very scarey, but hubby had all tests done at the time and everything came back AOK thankfully and no problems since, but it still plays on your mind and I am sure his, but for now everthing is great and he has been driving trucks ever since then with no worries, just keep living a day at a time as we all must do....................
Gerty Dancer said
01:14 PM Jun 14, 2014
G'day Pauline! glad to hear from you And very glad hubby is well.
johnq said
03:17 PM Jun 14, 2014
pauline wrote:
This was a post I made more than 2 years ago and yes it was very very very scarey, but hubby had all tests done at the time and everything came back AOK thankfully and no problems since, but it still plays on your mind and I am sure his, but for now everthing is great and he has been driving trucks ever since then with no worries, just keep living a day at a time as we all must do....................
Chin up, this is the very encouraging opinion of the Mayo Clinic,
Fortunately, transient global amnesia is rare, seemingly harmless and unlikely to happen again. Episodes are usually short-lived, and afterward your memory is fine.
Transient global amnesia (TGA) is a syndrome in clinical neurology whose key defining characteristic is temporary but almost total disruption of short-term memory with a range of problems accessing older memories. A person in a state of TGA exhibits no other signs of impaired cognitive functioning but recalls only the last few moments of consciousness plus deeply-encoded facts of the individuals past, such as his or her own name.[
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-- Edited by gst on Saturday 12th of May 2012 06:42:42 PM
Has anyone ever heard of this, to cut a long story short my hubby ended up in hospital on Tuesday for 2 nights and this was the diagnosis, very scarey for him and me and was just wondering if there is anyone else out there that has been diagonised with it.
Pauline, I can't help because I have no experience of TGA...
To be truthful I haven't heard of it before.
What a scary experience for you both. I hope that all goes well from now on.
Take care.
Pam.
Well Pauline keep on going I have had friends in the services (army) who have temp loss of memory and thy are ok and living normal lives so carry on
Pauline, is it a recurring thing??
I'm going to have a read of gst's link and see what I can learn about it.
Lyn, that's interesting. Patti Newton seems to be fine now so maybe it's a one off event. Hope your trip is going well.
Hi,
I know this is a long time since your question was posted but I do have some direct experience with TGA that might interest you. I had 2 instances of TGA in 2012 at age 56. On each occasion I 'lost' about 15 mins. During that time I functioned absolutely normally and spoke to people. The first time I was rowing in a dragon boat. I said that I felt unwell and was taken to shore where I found myself 15 mins later. One minute i am out on the water, the next I am in the boatshed. It was a terrifying feeling. I went to casualty where there were no signs of any health isse: no stroke, no heart attack, no epilepsy etc etc.
The second time was also dragon boating and was probably for less time and I coped better because I knew what had happenned. I had every test under the sun and nothing was found My solution? I gave up dragon boating and have not had a recurrence. In my research I have found suggestions that intense physical activity can trigger the TGA in susceptible people. I figure there was something about the way I rowed that was doing it. I can kayak fine so it must have been the single side rwoing action. Thats how I explain it.
I avoid activities that require short bursts of intense activity for more sustained exercise, walking, cycling or where I can determine the intensity : kayaking etc. I am conscious of keeping hydrated and my blood sugar level. I have no specific health issues. It is not anything to do with drugs and because you do not lose consciousness (more like an altered state)it does not affect your drivers licence.
Hope this helps. Your husband should have all the tests his doctor advises just to rule out other issues. They will probably not find any cause and he may never experience it again but a medical professional needs to assess this. I hope he has the same outcome (so far) as me.
Very scary. I've been on Lipitor for about 20 years now but my memory is still good.
I hope everything's still good with your hubby Pauline.
Chin up, this is the very encouraging opinion of the Mayo Clinic,
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/transient-global-amnesia/basics/definition/con-20032746
Keep on truckin'.