| Autor: |
Richardson RS; Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA., Leek BT, Wagner PD, Kritchevsky M |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Medicine and science in sports and exercise [Med Sci Sports Exerc] 1998 Oct; Vol. 30 (10 Suppl), pp. S403-5. |
| DOI: |
10.1097/00005768-199810001-00009 |
| Abstrakt: |
Incremental exercise testing is routinely used for diagnosis, rehabilitation, health screening, and research. We report the case of a 71-yr-old patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who suffered an episode of transient global amnesia (TGA) several minutes after successfully completing an incremental exercise test on a cycle ergometer. TGA, which is known to be precipitated by physical or emotional stress in about one-third of cases, is a transient neurological disorder in which memory impairment is the prominent deficit. TGA has a benign course and requires no treatment although 24-h observation is recommended. Recognition of TGA as a potential complication of incremental graded exercise testing is important to both aid diagnosis of the amnesia and to spare a patient unnecessary evaluation. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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