A reader's friend had an episode where she seemed confused as to where she was and how she got there. They took her to the emergency room, where the doctor said she had an otherwise completely normal ...

Chris J. Hanson was preparing to leave his beachfront hotel on the last day of vacation when his mind started malfunctioning in a rare and mysterious way. As he put on a shirt, he told his wife, Bobbi ...

Beyond stress, transient global amnesia is associated with a strange assortment of possible triggers: sudden immersion in cold or hot water, strenuous activity, sexual intercourse, some medical ...

What is transient global amnesia? Transient global amnesia is a sudden, temporary episode of memory loss that can’t be attributed to a more common neurological condition, such as epilepsy or stroke.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Episodes of transient amnesia, which frequently occur on awakening and are associated with other memory problems, may be a symptom of a distinct type of epilepsy. A British ...

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He couldn't retain new information and his memory of the day before was temporarily wiped. He was diagnosed with transient global amnesia, a poorly understood condition that can be linked to sex. A ...

A man visited hospital after getting amnesia 10 minutes after having sex with his wife. He couldn't retain new information and his memory of the day before was temporarily wiped. He was diagnosed with ...