Transient global amnesia associated with sildenafil use. Report of one case

ABSTRACT A 69 years old male with erectile dysfunction lasting 2 years, took 50 mg of sildenafil for having sex with his wife at about 6 o'clock in the morning. One hour later his wife detected that he had an anterograde memory impairment: this was interpreted as a confusional state. The neurol...

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Autor principal:	Finsterer,Josef
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2019
Materias:	Amnesia, Transient Global Memory Sildenafil Citrate
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0034-988720190004005272019-08-14Transient global amnesia associated with sildenafil use. Report of one caseFinsterer,Josef Amnesia, Transient Global Memory Sildenafil Citrate ABSTRACT A 69 years old male with erectile dysfunction lasting 2 years, took 50 mg of sildenafil for having sex with his wife at about 6 o'clock in the morning. One hour later his wife detected that he had an anterograde memory impairment: this was interpreted as a confusional state. The neurological examination suggested a transient global amnesia (TGA). EEG and cerebral magnetic resonance imaging were non-informative and memory deficits resolved within 24 h. Therefore, a TGA was diagnosed. Since no other trigger was detectable, sildenafil was deemed responsible for its occurrence,info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.147 n.4 20192019-04-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872019000400527en10.4067/S0034-98872019000400527
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description	ABSTRACT A 69 years old male with erectile dysfunction lasting 2 years, took 50 mg of sildenafil for having sex with his wife at about 6 o'clock in the morning. One hour later his wife detected that he had an anterograde memory impairment: this was interpreted as a confusional state. The neurological examination suggested a transient global amnesia (TGA). EEG and cerebral magnetic resonance imaging were non-informative and memory deficits resolved within 24 h. Therefore, a TGA was diagnosed. Since no other trigger was detectable, sildenafil was deemed responsible for its occurrence,
author	Finsterer,Josef
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title	Transient global amnesia associated with sildenafil use. Report of one case
title_short	Transient global amnesia associated with sildenafil use. Report of one case
title_full	Transient global amnesia associated with sildenafil use. Report of one case
title_fullStr	Transient global amnesia associated with sildenafil use. Report of one case
title_full_unstemmed	Transient global amnesia associated with sildenafil use. Report of one case
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Transient global amnesia associated with sildenafil use. Report of one case

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