Increased incidence of transient global amnesia during the Covid-19 crisis?

Ralph Werner1, Moritz Keller1, Johannes C. Woehrle1
1Katholisches Klinikum Koblenz-Montabaur, Department of Neurology & Stroke Unit, Kardinal-Krementz-Str. 1-5, 56073, Koblenz, Germany

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AbstractSince the beginning oft he Covid-19 pandemic we have observed an increased incidence of transient global amnesia, possibly related to emotional stress as a trigger factor.

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