Each year in the United States 200,000 500,00bstract: 500,000 people have a transient ischemic attack (TIA). These episodes of brief neurologic deficits were thought to be fairly benign ...

Transient ischemic attack (TIA) is often a precursor to major ischemic stroke, and appropriate management of the condition is, therefore, highly important. Currently, considerable variation exists ...

A neurological assessment is most commonly based on both subjective and objective data. Often there are no objective findings by the time the patient with TIA is seen by a healthcare professional ...