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. 2015 Jul 14;10(7):e0132893. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132893

Table 1. Demographic Data and Clinical Features of TGA Patients and Controls.

  TGA Controls
  (n = 45) (n = 45)
Age 61.5±8.7(35–85) 61.5±8.7(35–85)
Gender (M/F) 19/26 19/26
Coronary artery disease 1(2.2%) 0 (0%)
Hyperlipidemia 3(6.7%) 2 (4.4%)
Hypertension 4(8.9%) 5 (11.1%)
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) 2(4.4%) 1 (2.2%)
Headache with Cough 4(8.9%) 0 (0%)
Mitral ValveProlapse (MVP) 3(6.7%) 2 (4.4%)
Sleep Apnea Syndrome(SAS) 1(2.2%) 0 (0%)
Syncope 3(6.7%) 0 (0%)
Insomnia 1(2.7%) 0 (0%)
Glaucoma 2(4.4%) 0 (0%)
Carotid stenosis 0(0%) 0 (0%)
MCA stenosis 3(6.7%) 0 (0%)
Previous stroke 1(2.2%) 0 (0%)
Clinical profiles of TGA  
Recurrent 21(46.7%)
Duration of amnesia (hours) 7.5±7.9 (0.2–11)
VM–like activities or precipitating factor, n (%) 16(35.6%)

TGA transient global amnesia, MCA middle cerebral artery, VM Valsalva maneuver, MCA stenosis included stenosis <50%.