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- noun colloquial
transient ischemic attack
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Examples
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Check the time when the first symptoms appeared—you need to act quickly, because a clot-busting drug can reduce long-term disability for the most common type of stroke if it is given within three hours of the start of symptoms.17 A transient ischemic attack TIA, also called a mini-stroke, is a less severe version, lasting only a few moments and causing less damage, but having one may lead to memory loss and other problems.
OUR BODIES, OURSELVES The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective 2005
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Initially they thought she might have had a mini-stroke.
The worst year of my life: cancer has my family in its grip 2011
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A TIA or transient ischemic attack is a "warning stroke" or "mini-stroke" that produces stroke-like symptoms but no lasting damage.
Dr. Nalini Chilkov: Recognize the Signs of Stroke? Do You Know What to Do? Dr. Nalini Chilkov 2011
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While transient ischemic attack TIA is often labeled "mini-stroke," it is more accurately characterized as a "warning stroke," a warning you should take very seriously.
Dr. Nalini Chilkov: Recognize the Signs of Stroke? Do You Know What to Do? Dr. Nalini Chilkov 2011
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While transient ischemic attack TIA is often labeled "mini-stroke," it is more accurately characterized as a "warning stroke," a warning you should take very seriously.
Dr. Nalini Chilkov: Recognize the Signs of Stroke? Do You Know What to Do? Dr. Nalini Chilkov 2011
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Ginny had a mini-stroke, and now walks sideways to a kind of conga beat in her head.
Hunters Gary Moshimer 2010
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Last year, Aly suffered a mini-stroke during the taping of the show, and crew members rushed him to Sibley hospital.
The man who would greet 'The Press' Jason Horowitz 2011
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"So, young people who may have, in the past, dismissed seizures or a mini-stroke are going to the hospital and being diagnosed with stroke," he said.
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Ultrasound testing of the carotid arteries can make sense for people who have a history of stroke or mini-stroke transient ischemic attack, and perhaps certain others with multiple stroke risk factors.
New guidelines caution against overuse of stroke screening 2011
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A TIA or transient ischemic attack is a "warning stroke" or "mini-stroke" that produces stroke-like symptoms but no lasting damage.
Dr. Nalini Chilkov: Recognize the Signs of Stroke? Do You Know What to Do? Dr. Nalini Chilkov 2011
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