Transient global amnesia (TGA) is a benign and transient condition with a sudden short-term amnesia. One of the conditions resembling TGA is hippocampal infarction, which requires relapse prevention treatments. In this report, we present a case with bilateral hippocampal infarction in whom distinguishing these two conditions was difficult for up to 1 week from the onset. A 60-year-old female visited our hospital with sudden onset retrograde and anterograde amnesia. Thin-slice magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with 2-mm thickness revealed hyperintense signals on diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) with signal loss on apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) on both sides of the hippocampus. MRI with 5-mm thickness on day 7 revealed persistent restricted diffusion on both sides, one of which was still with decreased ADC values. Based on this finding, the diagnosis of bilateral hippocampal infarction was reached, and the relapse-preventive antiplatelet was continued. This case implied the potential difficulty of distinguishing cases with TGA and those with hippocampal infarction based on MRI findings within the first several days after onset. Thin-slice brain MRI, careful search of potential cardiovascular risks, and follow-up MRI ≥ 7 days after onset will be helpful to reach a correct diagnosis in cases with sudden amnesia.
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