Glossary T
Glossary T
Transient global amnesia refers to a passing episode of short-term memory loss without other signs or symptoms of neurological impairment. In transient global amnesia (TGA) the individual does not lose consciousness but does lose the ability to form new lasting memories.
It does not affect the person's motor function, but the person may be disoriented to place and time, may recognize that something is wrong, and may become distressed at this realization.
Transient global amnesia refers to a passing episode of short-term memory loss without other signs or symptoms of neurological impairment. People with Transient global amnesia (TGA) does not lose consciousness, but does lose the ability to form new lasting memories.
Transient ischemic attack (TIA) refers to an interruption of blood flow to the brain; often an early warning sign of stroke.
Moreover, it is a temporary (transient) lack of oxygen (ischemia) to the brain, which may cause a time-limited set of neuropsychological deficits. TIAs are technically not considered a stroke, because neuronal death typically does not occur.
Transition refers to the initial movement of the head of the fetus into the birth canal. It is the last period in labor, in which contractions are strongest and the periods in between contractions are the shortest.
In the life course, Transition is the beginning or close of an event or role relationship. For example, work transitions might be getting one's first job, being laid off, and going back to school for an advanced degree.
Deutsch: Übergangszeit / Español: Período de transición / Português: Período de transição / Français: Période de transition / Italiano: Periodo di transizione /
Transition period refers to the time span during which a person leaves an existing life pattern behind and moves into a new pattern.
Transition steady state refers to a response rate that shows very little variation once the experimental manipulation has been implemented in a baseline experiment.
Transitional forms refer to utterances, such as vertical constructions that children produce between producing single-word and clear two-word utterances.