BrainWaves #106 What just happened?

MedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: April 26, 2018 Forget what you did 5 minutes ago? What if this happened every 5 minutes...for an entire day? In this week's program, Dr. Laura Mainardi shares her family's experience with a day that will never be forgotten. But never remembered. Produced by James E Siegler and Laura Mainardi-Villarino. Music by Pablo Pavan, Azevedo Silva, Montplaisir, and Kevin McLeod. BrainWaves' podcasts and online content are intended for medical education only and should not be used for routine clinical decision-making. REFERENCES Arena JE, Rabinstein AA. Transient global amnesia. Mayo Clin Proc 2015;90(2):264-72. PMID 25659242Hainselin M, Quinette P, Juskenaite A, et al. Just do it! How performing an action enhances remembering in transient global amnesia. Cortex 2014;50:192-9. PMID 24268322Noël A, Quinette P, Hainselin M, et al. The still enigmatic syndrome of transient global amnesia: interactions between neurological and psychopathological factors. Neuropsychol Rev 2015;25(2):125-33. PMID 25868986Quinette P, Guillery-Girard B, Dayan J, et al. What does transient global amnesia really mean? Review of the literature and thorough study of 142 cases. Brain 2006;129(Pt 7):1640-58. PMID 16670178  We believe that the principles expressed or implied in the podcast remain valid, but certain details may be superseded by evolving knowledge since the episode’s original release date.