Transient Ischemic Attack
Transient Ischemic Attack: Introduction
Transient Ischemic Attack:
A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a stroke that it lasts
only a few minutes. It occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain
is briefly interrupted.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) Information Page: NINDS)
... more about 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.
More detailed information about the symptoms,
causes, and treatments of Transient Ischemic Attack is available below.
Symptoms of Transient Ischemic Attack
- Patterns of symptoms of TIAs:
- Sudden onset of symptoms
- Episodes of stroke-like symptoms - see the symptoms of stroke
- Short duration of episode - usually a few minutes up to 30 minutes; rarely more than 2 hours. If lasting 24 hours
- The condition is called stroke
- more symptoms...»
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symptoms of Transient Ischemic Attack
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Transient Ischemic Attack: Complications
Review possible medical complications related to Transient Ischemic Attack:
- Stroke - a TIA indicates an oncoming full stroke in about a third of cases.
- Recurrent TIAs - some cases have recurrences of TIAs, and in some severe cases, several TIAs daily.
- more complications...»
Disease Topics Related To Transient Ischemic Attack
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Medical Textbooks Online about Transient Ischemic Attack
Medical Books Excerpts
- Stroke
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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- Stroke
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Stroke
- "The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult" (2008)
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Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Transient Ischemic Attack: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Transient Ischemic Attack
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called Von Willebrand's disease is quite common in...read more »
Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who
had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness
because he suffered from sudden inability to speak.
This was...read more »
Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for
a patient to show mental decline to dementia.
Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions,
such as a stroke or ...read more »
Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms
of severe brain injury are hard to miss,
it is less clear for milder injuries, or even those...read more »
MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms
such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked.
This is...read more »
Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition
that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed.
It may be misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease or...read more »
Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had
suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on their return.
A variety of symptoms can occur in...read more »
Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be
correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients.
These patients are not the typical...read more »
TIA's must not be missed: Transient
ischemic attacks are sudden in onset and complete clinical recovery occurs in
less than 24 hours. Average duration of the attack is 5 minutes. Usually...read more »
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Transient Ischemic Attack: Research Doctors & Specialists
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Transient Ischemic Attack: Rare Types
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Causes of Transient Ischemic Attack
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Treatments for Transient Ischemic Attack
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treatments for Transient Ischemic Attack
News Archives for Transient Ischemic Attack
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Clinical Trials for Transient Ischemic Attack
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and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Transient Ischemic Attack include:
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Clinical Trials for Transient Ischemic Attack
Prevention of Transient Ischemic Attack
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and may be inaccurate or incomplete.
None of these methods guarantee prevention of Transient Ischemic Attack.
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Transient Ischemic Attack: Broader Related Topics
Types of Transient Ischemic Attack
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Article Excerpts about Transient Ischemic Attack
A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a stroke that it lasts
only a few minutes. It occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain
is briefly interrupted.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) Information Page: NINDS)
Definitions of 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)
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)
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