Transient global amnesia

What it means

A paroxysmal, transient loss of memory function with preservation of immediate recall and remote memory but with a severe impairment of memory for recent events and ability to retain new information.

Rare diseases that can present with this5

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category