Transient Global Amnesia (TGA)
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to establish a diagnosis in transient global amnesia (TGA) in assessing three episodic memory's abilities (mental simulation throught the future, and the past, the learning of personnal actions i-e the enactment effect). Secondary goal is to describe the neuronal substrates associated to the alteration of theses abilites in TGA.
Interventions
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* All the participants * Minimum of 7 years of education * French native speaker * Healthy subjects : Non pathological Dementia rating scale score * Patients : Clinical diagnosis of TGA according to Hodges and Warlow's criterion
Exclusion criteria
* Chronic neurological disease * Encephalitis * Endocrinal disease * Hepatic disease * Case history of head injury with loss of consciousness of more than one hour * Case history of stroke * Case history of cancer during the five last years except squamous cell carcinomas * Alcoholism or drug addiction * Major psychiatric disorders according the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of -Mental Disorders
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Episodic memory scores | 3 years |