Acute amnesia during pregnancy due to bilateral fornix infarction: A case report.

paythelady.612 shared this article with you from Inoreader Acute amnesia during pregnancy due to bilateral fornix infarction: A case report. Μέσω pubmed: "world j clin cases"... Acute amnesia during pregnancy due to bilateral fornix infarction: A case report. World J Clin Cases. 2020 Oct 06;8(19):4494-4498 Authors: Cho MJ, Shin DI, Han MK, Yum KS Abstract BACKGROUND: Stroke is an important cause of maternal morbidity and mortality during pregnancy and puerperium. Isolated amnesia is a rare clinical symptom caused by ischemic stroke during pregnancy. We present the first documented case of acute amnesia during pregnancy due to bilateral fornix infarction. CASE SUMMARY: A 32-year-old nullipara presented at 35 wk of gestation with acute amnesia and headache. Brain magnetic resonance imaging and angiography revealed acute infarction in the bilateral anterior fornix. There was no evidence of causative abnormality after extensive work-up, including for vascular abnormality, cardiac disease, coagulopathy, and pregnancy-related conditions. The patient was diagnosed with cryptogenic stroke. Aspirin was administered immediately, and the patient recovered fully without recurrence. CONCLUSION: Acute isolated amnesia due to stroke is rare during pregnancy. Early diagnosis of stroke and immediate treatment prevent neurologic sequelae. PMID: 33083409 [PubMed] View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.