Because of these limitations a new diagnostic description was proposed: A TIA is a brief episode of neurologic dysfunction caused by focal brain or retinal ischemia, with clinical symptoms ...
occurrence of symptoms and signs corresponding to the involvement of focal areas in the brain" (Goldstein, Barnett, et al.,1989, p. 1412). The two main types of stroke are ischemic and hemorrhagic ...
If stroke symptoms resolve on their own within minutes, it is often a transient ischemic attack (TIA), also known as a “mini-stroke.” Although a TIA doesn’t cause lasting damage, it serves ...