[A case of transient amnesia caused by cerebral thrombophlebitis: contribution of neuroimaging to physiopathogenesis of transient amnesia]. / Un cas d'amnésie transitoire par thrombophlébite cérébrale: apport de la neuro-imagerie a la physiopathogénie des amnésies transitoires.

We report a case of transient global amnesia (TGA), in a right-handed woman, which was due to a cerebral venous thrombosis. In our knowledge it is the first case reported. MRI and SPECT revealed the existence of a dysfunction in the right internal temporal region. Such a localization leads us to discuss the specialisation of each hippocampus.

Comparison of two-dimensional echocardiography with scanography and indium-111 platelet scintigraphy in detection of intracardiac thrombi.

The authors compare three diagnostic-imaging methods (two-dimensional-echography, heart scans and indium-111 platelet scintigraphy) used in the detection of intracardiac thrombi in 82 patients. They attempt to define their respective diagnostic values in the presence of left ventricular and atrial thrombi.