Sabrina Ravaglia1, Antonio Zito2,3, Lara Ahmad1,4, Isabella Canavero5. 1. IRCCS, Mondino Foundation, 27100, Pavia, Italy. 2. IRCCS, Mondino Foundation, 27100, Pavia, Italy. antonio.zito01@universitadipavia.it. 3. Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Via Agostino Bassi 21, 27100, Pavia, Italy. antonio.zito01@universitadipavia.it. 4. Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Via Agostino Bassi 21, 27100, Pavia, Italy. 5. Cerebrovascular Diseases Unit, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Transient global amnesia (TGA) is a clinical syndrome characterized by a temporary short-term memory loss with inability to retain new memories, usually lasting 2 to 8 h. TGA may be related to several medical procedures, including angiography, general anesthesia, gastroscopy. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a 58-year-old woman who experiencing TGA one hour after the execution of her first-time nasopharyngeal swab for COVID-19. Brain MRI showed a typical punctate Diffusion Weight Image (DWI) hippocampal lesion. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first report of TGA after the execution of nasopharyngeal swab for COVID-19. This association lengthen the list of medical procedures associated with TGA, and we discuss the possible plausible mechanisms by which a nasopharyngeal swab could trigger TGA.
BACKGROUND: Transient global amnesia (TGA) is a clinical syndrome characterized by a temporary short-term memory loss with inability to retain new memories, usually lasting 2 to 8 h. TGA may be related to several medical procedures, including angiography, general anesthesia, gastroscopy. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a 58-year-old woman who experiencing TGA one hour after the execution of her first-time nasopharyngeal swab for COVID-19. Brain MRI showed a typical punctate Diffusion Weight Image (DWI) hippocampal lesion. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first report of TGA after the execution of nasopharyngeal swab for COVID-19. This association lengthen the list of medical procedures associated with TGA, and we discuss the possible plausible mechanisms by which a nasopharyngeal swab could trigger TGA.
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Keywords:
COVID-19; Case report; Nasopharyngeal swab; SARS-COV-2; TGA