Is a cancer diagnosis associated with subsequent risk of transient global amnesia?

Psychological stress has been associated with transient global amnesia (TGA). Whether a cancer diagnosis, a severely stressful life event, is associated with subsequent risk of TGA has not been studied.Based on the Swedish Cancer Register and Patient Register, we conducted a prospective cohort study...

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Main Authors: Jianwei Zhu, Donghao Lu, Olafur Sveinsson, Karin Wirdefeldt, Katja Fall, Fredrik Piehl, Unnur Valdimarsdóttir, Fang Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4388478?pdf=render