Influenza-associated global amnesia and hippocampal imaging abnormality

Jonathan Lopez; Catherine Lomen-Hoerth; Gayle K. Deutsch; Geoffrey A. Kerchner; Anita Koshy

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Influenza-associated global amnesia and hippocampal imaging abnormality

Jonathan Lopez, Catherine Lomen-Hoerth, Gayle K. Deutsch, Geoffrey A. Kerchner, Anita Koshy

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Abstract

The acute phase of influenza infection is rarely associated with significant cognitive dysfunction. We describe a case of a 24 year-old man who developed global amnesia in the acute phase of influenza A infection. His deficits resolved over the course of several weeks. Transient abnormalities of diffusion and T2-weighted imaging were seen in the bilateral hippocampi. We review cerebral complications of influenza and discuss the possible role of previously proposed mechanisms in our patient's case.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	446-451
Number of pages	6
Journal	Neurocase
Volume	20
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13554794.2013.791864
State	Published - Jul 2014

Keywords

Amnesia
Diffusion-weighted imaging
Hippocampus
Influenza
Influenza-associated encephalopathy

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Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Clinical Neurology

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