Transient global amnesia is a sudden onset of anterograde amnesia accompanied by a temporary period of retrograde amnesia, primarily affecting middle-aged and older individuals. These episodes typically last from 1 to 24 hours. Transient global amnesia is relatively common in emergency medicine practice settings, making recognition and understanding of its typical clinical features crucial.Characterized by a combination of retrograde and anterograde amnesia, patients with transient global amnesia often repeat the same questions during the episode. They may experience disorientation regarding people and places but retain self-awareness. The condition is benign, typically resolving without recurrence and leaving no lasting neurological deficits. Diagnosis of transient global amnesia is primarily clinical, and neither advanced imaging nor treatment is required. Patients with transient global amnesia do not develop serious neurological conditions such as stroke, epilepsy, or neurodegenerative disorders.This activity reviews the clinical presentation, diagnostic criteria, management strategies, and long-term prognosis of patients with transient global amnesia, highlighting the role of interprofessional team members in collaborating to provide well-coordinated care for affected patients. After participation, learners recognize the characteristic presentation of transient global amnesia, understand the clinical criteria for diagnosis, and incorporate evidence-based management practices for transient global amnesia, emphasizing the condition’s benign nature and the minimal requirement for advanced imaging or therapeutic intervention.
- Provider:StatPearls, LLC
- Activity Link: https://www.statpearls.com/ArticleLibrary/viewarticle/30473
- Start Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- End Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- Credit Details: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 1.0 hours
Nursing: 1.0 hours
Pharmacy: 1.0 hours - MOC Credit Details: ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABS)
ABPATH - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABPATH)
ABIM - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Medical Knowledge (ABIM)
ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABS) - Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Variable
- Measured Outcome: Learner Knowledge, Learner/Team Competence
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
- Registration: Open to all
- Specialty: General Surgery, Geriatric Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neuropathology (incl. Neuromuscular)