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What's it called when you have a heart attack in your brain? i think my gramps had a brief one. he didn't know my name.
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My sympathy: I'm awfully sorry to hear about your gramps. When a blockage in the heart clogs an artery supplying blood to the heart muscle, it is called "a heart attack". When that happens in the brain, it's called a "stroke." i hope your gramps is getting good medical care and gets better quickly.
Answered 4/24/2012
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TIA: A temporary neurological deficit from usually an embolic event is called a transient ischemic attack. It usually is a warning sign for a real stroke. Get checked out soon.
Answered 4/25/2012
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