Background: Transient global amnesia presents as paroxysmal, transient loss of memory function and has been shown to have a number of inciting factors.
Aims: To report a case and its inciting factor in order to heighten awareness of the condition.
Methods: A 56-year-old woman who presented with TGA after sexual intercourse is reported.
Results: The episode of TGA resolved after 14 hours. Results of laboratory tests including MRI brain and MR angiogram and venogram were normal.
Conclusion: An inciting event can often be identified for TGA and a targeted history should be used to help elicit such events.