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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Main Author: Finsterer,Josef
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2019
Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872019000400527
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