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Disturbed cerebral venous flow can cause amnesia
Retrograde venous flows in the internal jugular veins during strain are associated with transient global amnesia because of ischaemia.
Email: Tudor Toma - ttoma@mail.dntis.ro News from The Scientist 2000, 1(1):20001211-02
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Retrograde venous flows in the internal jugular veins during strain are associated with transient global amnesia (TGA), Sander et al report in the 9 December Lancet (Lancet 2000 356:1983-1984). The retrograde flow leads to venous ischaemia and metabolic alterations to bilateral diencephalic or hipocampal structures.
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