2001
Unilateral Temporal Lobe Stroke Causing Ischemic Transient Global Amnesia: Role for Diffusion‐Weighted Imaging in the Initial Evaluation
Greer D, Schaefer P, Schwamm L. Unilateral Temporal Lobe Stroke Causing Ischemic Transient Global Amnesia: Role for Diffusion‐Weighted Imaging in the Initial Evaluation. Journal Of Neuroimaging 2001, 11: 317-319. PMID: 11462302, DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2001.tb00054.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient global amnesiaDiffusion-weighted imagingInitial diffusion-weighted imagingLeft mesial temporal lobeSmall ischemic lesionsApparent diffusion coefficient imagingMesial temporal lobeOnset of symptomsT2-weighted imagingIschemic infarctIschemic lesionsAcute infarctsGlobal amnesiaTemporal lobeInitial evaluationEarly detectionInfarctsLesionsSymptomsImagingMagnetic resonanceDaysIschemiaEmboliPatients
1999
Normal diffusion-weighted MRI during stroke-like deficits
Ay H, Buonanno F, Rordorf G, Schaefer P, Schwamm L, Wu O, Gonzalez R, Yamada K, Sorensen G, Koroshetz W. Normal diffusion-weighted MRI during stroke-like deficits. Neurology 1999, 52: 1784-1792. PMID: 10371524, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.52.9.1784.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiffusion-weighted MRICerebral ischemic eventsDWI abnormalitiesStroke mimicsIschemic eventsAcute ischemic strokeIschemic brain injuryTransient global amnesiaIschemic causePathophysiologic diagnosisLacunar syndromeNonischemic causesIschemic strokeLacunar infarctionNeurologic deficitsBrain ischemiaConsecutive patientsSuch patientsRadiologic dataFinal diagnosisBrain injuryCortical syndromesFunctional disordersEarly diagnosisGlobal amnesia