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If a family member had a mini stroke while vacationing overseas, can she fly home now that it has passed?
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TIA: After a TIA or mini stroke patients are hospitalized and may need to be on new medicines, so once cleared by the physicians there, then he or she should be able to fly.
Answered 6/10/2014
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