Acute amnesia caused by left fornix infarction: A case report of an unusual entity

Radiology Case Reports

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Sunny Qi-Huang¹  Joshua Barnaby¹  Samaan Mahmoudzadeh¹  Steven Lev¹  Saurabh Patel¹ 

[1] Department of Radiology, Nassau University Medical Center

关键词: Fornix;    Acute amnesia;    Stroke;    Cerebral infarct;    Transient global amnesia;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.radcr.2022.02.038

学科分类：生物化学工程

来源: University of Washington * Department of Radiology

【 摘 要 】

Cerebral infarction is an uncommon and unusual cause of acute amnesia . The fornix is a white matter tract bundle that plays an important function in memory. We present the case of a 60-year-old male presenting with altered mental status and acute onset amnesia with CT and MR imaging demonstrating an acute left fornix infarct. This case serves to further illuminate the findings associated with this uncommon clinical event. In addition, it highlights the importance for physicians across multiple subspecialities to maintain an index of suspicion for fornix infarct in the evaluation of acute onset amnesia.

【 授权许可】

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