Increased incidence of transient global amnesia during the Covid-19 crisis?

Ralph Werner; Moritz Keller; Johannes C Woehrle

doi:10.1186/s42466-020-00077-x

Increased incidence of transient global amnesia during the Covid-19 crisis?

Neurol Res Pract. 2020;2(1):26. doi: 10.1186/s42466-020-00077-x. Epub 2020 Sep 16.

Authors

Ralph Werner¹, Moritz Keller¹, Johannes C Woehrle¹

Affiliation

¹ Katholisches Klinikum Koblenz-Montabaur, Department of Neurology & Stroke Unit, Kardinal-Krementz-Str. 1-5, 56073 Koblenz, Germany.

Abstract

Since the beginning oft he Covid-19 pandemic we have observed an increased incidence of transient global amnesia, possibly related to emotional stress as a trigger factor.

Keywords: Covid-19; Emotional stress; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy; Transient global amnesia.