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Review
. 2015 Feb;86(2):174-8.
doi: 10.1007/s00115-014-4215-3.

[Hippocampal stroke]

[Article in German]
J D Rollnik  1 , B Traitel, B Dietrich, O Lenz
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Review

[Hippocampal stroke]

[Article in German]
J D Rollnik et al. Nervenarzt. 2015 Feb.

Abstract

Unilateral cerebral ischemia of the hippocampus is very rare. This paper reviews the literature and presents the case of a 59-year-old woman with an amnestic syndrome due to a left hippocampal stroke. The patient suffered from retrograde amnesia which was most severe over the 2 days prior to presenting and a slight anterograde amnesia. In addition, a verbal memory disorder was confirmed 1 week after admission by neurological tests. As risk factors, arterial hypertension and a relative hyper-beta lipoproteinemia were found. This case shows that unilateral amnestic stroke, e.g. in the hippocampus region, may be the cause of an amnestic syndrome and should be included in the differential diagnostics.

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