In Hong Kong, a woman lost her memory for several hours after going to the toilet. The information portal Asia One reports. The patient, who wished to remain anonymous, suffered from constipation and, according to relatives, overexerted while visiting the toilet. When the Chinese woman came out of the toilet, she did not remember the last 10 years of her life. Concerned relatives immediately took her to the hospital. The doctors did not find any abnormalities in the woman's brain. Eight hours later, her memory of past years returned to her, but she did not remember everything that had happened since going to the toilet.
Neurologist Peng Jiaxiong explained that the patient had an episode of transient global amnesia - a sudden loss of memory for two to eight hours. He suggested that the cause could be an insufficiency of the mitral valve of the internal jugular vein. Jiaxiong added that due to the woman's overexertion, an insufficient amount of oxygen began to flow to the brain. According to the neurologist, such cases are very rare. This can happen to people who are constipated, lift heavy objects, or have strong emotions. Jiaxiong advised to see a doctor immediately, as patients with transient global amnesia are at high risk of stroke.
