Major Sections of the Human Brain

 

1. Cerebrum

2. Frontal Lobe

3. Parietal Lobe

4. Temporal Lobe and Hippocampus

      TGA Happens Here in # 4

5. Occipital Lobe

6. Cerebellum

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TGA Project’s Mission Statement

A world-wide community of TGA patients and family members has developed a web-based collaboration of information and topics related to Transient Global Amnesia (TGA). Our website provides free information for current and future TGA patients and their families. These new TGA friends and their families have recently experienced an event that gave them some special hours together dealing with a very unique block of time in the TGA patient's life.

 

An all-volunteer team administers the TGA Project. Their efforts provide our guests with a unique and comprehensive collection of TGA topics, inspirational personal testimonials, and research resources. We are not health care providers. Our function provides assistance and opinions to others. Preceding this TGA Project, there was very little unified support to aid a patient or family with this neurological diagnosis. We thank our family members as they tolerate us with patience, love, and a sense of humor.

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Just What is TGA?

Transient Global Amnesia is a neurological condition whose key defining characteristic is a temporary but almost total disruption of short-term memory. TGA has been a well-described phenomenon for more than 40 years. Clinically, it manifests with a paroxysmal, transient loss of memory function. Immediate recall ability is preserved, as is remote memory; however, patients experience striking loss of memory for recent events and an impaired ability to retain new information. Many patients are anxious or agitated and may repeatedly ask questions concerning transpiring events. Symptoms typically last less than 24 hours. As the syndrome resolves, the amnesia improves, but the patient may be left with a distinct lapse of recollection for events during the attack. Generally, TGA is a solitary event; however, patients can experience more than one event with very similar symptoms.

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TGA Summary

A. Symptoms

     1. Instantaneous On-Set

     2. Total Loss of Short-Term Memory during One's TGA Event

     3. Same 4-5 Questions for Hours Asked 3-5 Minutes Apart

     4. Duration up to 24 Hours                                                                                    Page 1