![]() ![]() However, up to one-third of TIAs have demonstrable injury on MRI. The diagnosis of TIA is based on the new onset of focal neurological signs and symptoms that are explainable by a vascular disease (ie, arterial occlusion of a single or group of arteries adquately explain the patient’s signs and symptoms), and these signs and symptoms resolve within 24 h (most TIAs resolve in a much shorter period of time. ![]() This module-protocol is available as a full text PDF as are all the other modules-protocols in the ENLS course at the same link. The following on transient ischemic attack is from Emergency Neurological Life Support Course: Acute Ischemic Stroke. The purpose of diagnosing transient ischemic attack is to hopefully prevent a stroke or coronary artery disease.įor links to the references and information on the prevention of stroke and coronary artery disease with patients diagnosed with transient ischemic attack, please see Resources below.
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