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Do you recommend thiamine for patients presenting with acute symptoms of TGA?

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Do you routinely recommend thiamine for patients who present with transient global amnesia?

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Psychiatry · University of Washington
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Thiamine might be considered, especially if the patient has features of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. However, if the patient has TGA, no drug treatment is needed since the amnesia resolves on its own.

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