amnesia/vomiting

This article reports the case of a high-functioning patient who had an "event" diagnosed as probable transient global amnesia (TGA) 1 year before being diagnosed with evolving cognitive impairment. Formal psychometric testing was necessary to make this diagnosis owing to the insensitivity of simple

Acute confusional migraine in children and transient global amnesia in adults share a number of similar clinical manifestations. Acute confusional migraine in 6 children (mean age: 11.7 years; range: 7.5-17 years) was characterized by transient episodes of amnesia and acute confusion lasting 1-12

In 3 patients, a woman aged 58 and 2 men aged 61 and 58, respectively, who presented to the Emergency Clinic with sudden antegrade and retrograde amnesia, the diagnosis 'transient global amnesia' (TGA) was made. In the first and the last patient the TGA was preceded by a Valsalva-like manoeuvre,

UNASSIGNED To describe the theoretical and clinical implications of the neuropsychological evaluation of a case of bariatric surgery-related Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. UNASSIGNED The patient was a 37-year old, female, bilingual, bachelor's degree educated, Mexican American public relations

Nausea and vomiting are extremely common and most distressing side effects of high-dose cisplatin therapy. Cisplatin induces anticipatory and acute, as well as, delayed emesis. High doses of metoclopramide can effectively decrease the intensity of these symptoms in up to 70% of cases. Several

Fifty-three breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy entered a double-blind randomized trial of lorazepam 2.5 mg orally prior to chemotherapy and repeated after 12 hours (Arm A) versus placebo (Arm B) with methylprednisolone (MPN) 375 mg in 3 equal doses: 125 mg i.v. prior to

An up-to-eight-hour lasting anterograde amnesia is achieved by "Rohypnol" i.v. causing no excitation before local anesthesia is given (prolongation by analgetics, anesthetics, neuroleptics). The cardiovascular functions remain stable with spontaneous breathing and preservation of the swallow and

OBJECTIVE To determine the severity of emesis caused by ultra-high-dose cisplatin-carboplatin chemotherapy and to compare the antiemetic efficacy of an ondansetron regimen and a metoclopramide regimen. METHODS Forty consecutive patients with stage III or IV epithelial ovarian cancer or advanced or

Sixty-four patients treated with cisplatin-containing regimens were entered into a randomized, double-blinded study examining the antiemetic efficacy of metoclopramide with and without lorazepam for control of cisplatin-induced emesis. Metoclopramide was administered to all patients at 2 mg/kg,

OBJECTIVE Two parallel pathways have been proposed between the hippocampus and neocortex. Recently, the anterior and posterior hippocampus showed distinct connectivity with different cortical areas in an fMRI study. We investigated whether the two parallel pathways could be confirmed in patients

After premedication with flunitrazepam=Rohypnol 2 mg orally (2--3 hours preop.) and morphine-atropine (30 min preop.) the patient receives slowly "Ro" i.v. until the phenomenon of volume reduction when speaking is observed. This allows for the smallest possible dosis to achieve sufficient amnesia.

OBJECTIVE The etiology of transient global amnesia (TGA) remains unclear, and flow disturbances in the mesial temporal lobes secondary to venous congestion have been proposed as a potential cause. The occurrence of TGA during a migraine attack is a rare condition. METHODS This 11-year retrospective

Eighteen patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer were given 36 courses of cis-platinum-containing chemotherapy at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Patients were given lorazepam (Ativan) prior to chemotherapy. Amnesia for the day of chemotherapy was reported in 29 courses. Lack of recall for the

Dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) is a solvent commonly used for the cryopreservation of autologous peripheral blood stem cells (APBSC). Side effects upon infusion of DMSO-cryopreserved APBSC mainly consist of nausea, emesis, chills, rigors, and cardiovascular events, such as bradyarrhythmia or hypotension.

OBJECTIVE The classification of patients with "minor head injury" has relied largely upon the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS). The GCS however is an insensitive way of defining this heterogeneous subgroup of patients. The aim of the study was to develop an extended GCS 15 category by meta-analysis of