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Neuropsycholgy and Neuroimaging in Transient Global Amnesia

Not Applicable
Terminated
Conditions
Transient Global Amnesia (TGA)
Registration Number
NCT02562560
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Caen
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to establish a diagnosis in transient global amnesia (TGA) in assessing three episodic memory's abilities (mental simulation throught the future, and the past, the learning of personnal actions i-e the enactment effect). Secondary goal is to describe the neuronal substrates associated to the alteration of theses abilites in TGA.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria
  • All the participants

    • Minimum of 7 years of education
    • French native speaker
  • Healthy subjects : Non pathological Dementia rating scale score

  • Patients : Clinical diagnosis of TGA according to Hodges and Warlow's criterion

Exclusion Criteria
  • Chronic neurological disease
  • Encephalitis
  • Endocrinal disease
  • Hepatic disease
  • Case history of head injury with loss of consciousness of more than one hour
  • Case history of stroke
  • Case history of cancer during the five last years except squamous cell carcinomas
  • Alcoholism or drug addiction
  • Major psychiatric disorders according the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of -Mental Disorders

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Episodic memory scores3 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

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