Transient Ischemic Attack

A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a temporary period of symptoms similar to those of a stroke. A TIA usually lasts only a few minutes and doesn't cause permanent damage.
Although the symptoms of a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) resolve in a few minutes or hours without any specific treatment, you'll need treatment to help prevent another TIA or a full stroke from happening in the future.
Symptoms

All symptoms lasting less than 24 hours

common

Inability to move the muscles of the face in one side

or Sudden weakness in one side of the body, that may include the face

or Inability to move the arm or leg on one side of the body

or Loss of sensation in one side of face

or Numbness or tingling in legs, feet, or buttocks

  • On one side of the lower extremities

  • Rapidly developing

or Numbness or tingling in shoulders arms or hands

  • Only on one side of the upper extremities

  • Rapidly developing

common

Decreased ability to understand or express language

  • Recent

common

Headache

  • Recurrent

  • Severe

  • Rapidly developing

common

Feeling unsteady

or Dizziness

  • Rapidly developing

common

Confusion

common

Blurred vision

or Transient visual loss

common

Risk factors

History of stroke

or Prior Transient Ischemic Attack

Family history of stroke

Abnormal heart muscle

or Pericarditis

or History of heart attack

or Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart's chambers and valves

or Family history of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy

or Myocarditis

or History of cardiac surgery

Peripheral artery disease

Diabetes mellitus

High blood pressure disease

High levels of fats in blood

Overweight or obese

Sickle cell anemia

Treatment
1-Lifestyle modification 2-Antiplatelet medications 3-Anticoagulant medications 4-Blood pressure control 5-Cholesterol control 6-Diabetes control 7-Surgery 8-If the TIA affects an area that is supplied by the carotid arteries, surgery could be required.
Recommended specialist

If you have Transient Ischemic Attack, then visit a general internist as soon as possible.

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