Rina Demjaha

Dr. Rina Demjaha


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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FRFabio Rossini
Fabio Rossini
TMTobias Moser
Tobias Moser
MUMichael Unterhofer
Michael Unterhofer
MKMichael Khalil
Michael Khalil
RDRina Demjaha
Rina Demjaha
SPSlaven Pikija
Slaven Pikija
We aimed to determine whether transient global amnesia (TGA) is associated with alterations in central nervous system (CNS) injury biomarkers—serum neurofilament light chain (sNfL) and serum glial fibrillary acidic protein (sGFAP). In a prospective cohort of TGA patients, blood samples were obtained within 24–48 h of TGA onset (t0) and 6 weeks thereafter (t1). We assessed sNfL and sGFAP levels using the highly sensitive single-molecule array assay and calculated Z-scores adjusted for age, gender, and body mass index (BMI). Demographics, electroencephalography (EEG), and cerebral magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI) findings were also collected. A total of 20 patients were included (median age: 66 years, 70% women). No significant changes in sNfL or sGFAP levels associated with TGA at t0 and t1 were observed. Median sNfL Z-scores were 0.45 (interquartile range [IQR] −0.09, 1.19) at t0 and 0.60 (IQR −0.61, 1.19) at t1. Median sGFAP Z-scores were 0.27 (IQR −0.45, 0.76) at t0 and 0.44 (IQR −0.27, 0.75) at t1. Similarly, in the subgroup of patients with diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI)-positive hippocampal lesions (n = 5/20[25%]), no elevations in blood biomarkers were detected. Our pilot study on neurological blood biomarkers supports the benign nature of TGA, indicating that no CNS tissue damage occurs.