Transient global amnesia associated with sildenafil use. Report of one case
ABSTRACT A 69 years old male with erectile dysfunction lasting 2 years, took 50 mg of sildenafil for having sex with his wife at about 6 o'clock in the morning. One hour later his wife detected that he had an anterograde memory impairment: this was interpreted as a confusional state. The neurological examination suggested a transient global amnesia (TGA). EEG and cerebral magnetic resonance imaging were non-informative and memory deficits resolved within 24 h. Therefore, a TGA was diagnosed. Since no other trigger was detectable, sildenafil was deemed responsible for its occurrence,
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Sociedad Médica de Santiago
2019
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872019000400527 |
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