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Neurol Res Pract. 2020;2(1):26. doi: 10.1186/s42466-020-00077-x. Epub 2020 Sep 16.

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

Neurological research and practice

Ralph Werner, Moritz Keller, Johannes C Woehrle

Affiliations

  1. Katholisches Klinikum Koblenz-Montabaur, Department of Neurology & Stroke Unit, Kardinal-Krementz-Str. 1-5, 56073 Koblenz, Germany.

PMID: 32954213 PMCID: PMC7492094 DOI: 10.1186/s42466-020-00077-x

Abstract

Since 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.

© The Author(s) 2020.

Keywords: Covid-19; Emotional stress; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy; Transient global amnesia

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interestsThe authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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