What is Transient Ischemic Attack?
What is Transient Ischemic Attack?
- Transient Ischemic Attack: Temporary disturbance of blood supply to a restricted area of the brain, resulting in brief neurologic dysfunction that persists, by definition, for less than 24 hours.
- Transient Ischemic Attack: recurring, transient episodes of neurologic dysfunction caused by cerebral ischemia; onset is usually sudden, often when the patient is active; the attack may last a few seconds to several hours; neurologic symptoms depend on the artery involved.
Source - Diseases Database
- Transient Ischemic Attack: brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply; symptoms depend on the site of the blockage.
Source - WordNet 2.1
Transient Ischemic Attack is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Transient Ischemic Attack, or a subtype of Transient Ischemic Attack,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Transient Ischemic Attack: Introduction
Types of Transient Ischemic Attack:
Broader types of Transient Ischemic Attack:
Who gets Transient Ischemic Attack?
Patient Profile for Transient Ischemic Attack: Mostly middle age adults
How serious is Transient Ischemic Attack?
Complications of Transient Ischemic Attack:
see complications of Transient Ischemic Attack
What causes Transient Ischemic Attack?
Causes of Transient Ischemic Attack: see causes of Transient Ischemic Attack
Risk factors for Transient Ischemic Attack:
see
risk factors for Transient Ischemic Attack
What are the symptoms of Transient Ischemic Attack?
Symptoms of Transient Ischemic Attack:
see symptoms of Transient Ischemic Attack
Complications of Transient Ischemic Attack:
see complications of Transient Ischemic Attack
Duration of Transient Ischemic Attack: Typically from a few minutes up to 30 minutes; rarely more than 2 hours. If lasting 24 hours, the condition is called stroke.
Can anyone else get Transient Ischemic Attack?
Inheritance:
see inheritance of Transient Ischemic Attack
Transient Ischemic Attack: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Transient Ischemic Attack.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Transient Ischemic Attack.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Transient Ischemic Attack:
see treatments for Transient Ischemic Attack
Prevention of Transient Ischemic Attack:
see prevention of Transient Ischemic Attack
Research for Transient Ischemic Attack:
see research for Transient Ischemic Attack
Society issues for Transient Ischemic Attack
Hospitalization statistics for Transient Ischemic Attack:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Transient Ischemic Attack:
- 0.158% (20,124) of hospital consultant episodes were for unspecified transient cerebral ischaemic attack in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 74% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified transient cerebral ischaemic attack required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 48% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified transient cerebral ischaemic attack were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 52% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified transient cerebral ischaemic attack were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 95% of hospital consultant episodes for unspecified transient cerebral ischaemic attack required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Transient Ischemic Attack:
Organs and body systems related to Transient Ischemic Attack include:
Name and Aliases of Transient Ischemic Attack
Main name of condition: Transient Ischemic Attack
Other names or spellings for Transient Ischemic Attack:
TIA, Mini-Strokes
Transient ischaemic attack
Source - Diseases Database
TIA
Source - WordNet 2.1
Aganglionosis, total intestinal, Aganglionosis, total colonic, NTIA, Near-total intestinal aganglionosis, Rare form of Hirschsprung's disease
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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