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- noun colloquial A
transient ischemic attack .
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Some scientists consider the term ministroke a misnomer, preferring the technical term transient ischemic attack, while others use the terms interchangeably.
Latest Science News Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, Articles and Book Reviews Science News 2010
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Often called a ministroke, a transient ischemic attack may be a warning.
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"ministroke" may have subtle cognitive damage that standard tests miss, a new study shows.
Latest Science News Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, Articles and Book Reviews Science News 2010
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The study was published Wednesday by the New England Journal of Medicine and looked at patients who had already suffered a stroke or a ministroke.
Drug Regimen Outdoes Stents in Stroke Study Ron Winslow 2011
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The study specifically excluded patients who had suffered a prior stroke or had had a ministroke called a transient ischemic attack.
J&J Drug May Have New Role Ron Winslow 2011
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A clot can then travel from the heart to the brain and lodge in the blood vessels that supply the brain with blood, in some cases triggering another stroke or ministroke transient ischemic attack.
Irregular heartbeat linked to dementia in stroke victims 2011
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Bill C. McDonough, of C.nton, Mass., suffered a ministroke in August.
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During the 100-meter backstroke at the Athens 2004 Olympics, Mr. Krayzelburg was well-positioned for a medal but mistimed his finish, forcing him to take a ministroke that left him one-hundredth of a second short of bronze and two one-hundredths of a second short of silver.
The Finishing Touch 2008
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There is a growing concern among neurologists that, in many cases, patients and other doctors aren't recognizing or acting on the symptoms of a ministroke, a warning sign that often means a larger, more devastating stroke is on its way.
Medpundit 2005
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There is a growing concern among neurologists that, in many cases, patients and other doctors aren't recognizing or acting on the symptoms of a ministroke, a warning sign that often means a larger, more devastating stroke is on its way.
Archive 2005-06-01 2005
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