Is there a relationship between opioid use and transient global amnesia?

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Authors

Jed A. Barash · Wisconsin Veterans Museum

Megha A. Parikh · Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Rosa Ergas · Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Alfred DeMaria · Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Abstract

Despite the clinical overlap between OAS and TGA, surveillance data from ED visits in Massachusetts do not suggest that opioid use is a risk factor for TGA, indicating that OAS and TGA are distinct entities.

Topics & Keywords

Memory and Neural Mechanisms Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: European Journal of Neurology

Volume 31, Issue 2, pp. e16134-e16134

DOI: 10.1111/ene.16134

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