transient ischemic attackNewer technologies such as diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging have helped to refine the classic definition of transient ischemic attack. The authors discuss the evolution of the diagnosis to date, the pathophysiology of the phenomenon, the diagnostic pitfalls, and the ...
Review article Transient ischemic attack Diagnosingtransient ischemic attackis not always simple. Studies demonstrate that there is significant interobserver disagreement12,15–17; however, emergency physicians can be expert at making the diagnosis of transient ischemic attack by taking a thoroughmedical his...
A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a transient episode of neurological dysfunction caused by focal brain, spinal cord, or retinal ischemia, without acute infarction. [1] Previously, TIA was operationally defined based on symptom duration; now, the definition is "tissue-based." Signs and sympt...
transient ischemic attack [‚tranch·ənt i‚skēm·ik ə′tak] (medicine) A brief loss of nerve function caused by a temporary lack of adequate blood flow and oxygen to the brain due to a rupture in the carotid arteries leading to the brain. ...
A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is similar to a stroke. Your blood delivers oxygen to every part of your body, and your cells need it to survive. If your blood flow gets blocked, it can cause a TIA. When you have a TIA, the flow of blood to part of your brain gets cut off fo...
短暂性脑缺血发作(transientischemicattack,TIA);目录;01;TIA的定义与特点;TIA的病因与发病机制;TIA的临床表现;02;病史采集与体格检查;辅助检查方法;诊断标准与评估流程;03;药物治疗;非药物治疗;康复治疗与预防措施;04;预后影响因素;转归情况;长期随访的重要性;05;生活方式的调整;药物治疗预防;健康教育与公众意识...
A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is an acute episode of temporary neurologic dysfunction that results from focal cerebral, spinal cord, or retinal ischemia, and is not associated with acute tissue infarction. The clinical symptoms of TIA typically last
In a letter to healthcare providers dated April 16, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, the maker of risperidone, described adverse event reports that prompted the label revision: "Cerebrovascular adverse events (eg, stroke, transient ischemic attack), including fatalities, were reported in patients in trials of...
Transient ischemic attack (TIA) is the condition in which there is decreased blood flow to the brain producing stroke like condition but lasting for few minutes. This is often called a ministroke which may act as a warning to take further preventive steps. About 1 in 3 people will have ...
transient ischemic attack n.Abbr.TIA A temporary blockage of the blood supply to the brain caused by a blood clot and usually lasting ten minutes or less, during which dizziness, blurring of vision, numbness on one side of the body, and other symptoms of a stroke may occur. Also calledmin...