Abstract
We report a middle-aged woman presenting with acute confusion and anterograde amnesia. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an acute infarction of the anterior genu fornices. Evaluation of an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate led to the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA). Cerebral infarction is a known complication of GCA; this is the first report of such an association with selective fornix infarction.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 327-329 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2012 |
Keywords
- Stroke
- amnesia
- fornix infarction
- giant cell arteritis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Rehabilitation
- Clinical Neurology
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine