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What are the symptoms for a transient ischemic attack?

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Mini stroke.: Sudden numbness, tingling, weakness, or loss of movement in your face, arm, or leg, especially on only one side of your body. Sudden vision changes. Sudden trouble speaking.Sudden confusion or trouble understanding simple statements.Sudden problems with walking or balance.A sudden, severe headache that is different from past headaches. If symptoms last longer than an hour, could be stroke.

Answered 9/27/2017

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Dr. Roger Palmer answered

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Numbness or weakness: Sudden onset of numbness, weakness on one half the body or part of the body, slurred speech, vertigo, facial droop, difficulty swallowing. The symptom onset is usually sudden and then resolve within 24 hours. These are the same as a stroke, except that the strokes symptoms last longer, sometimes perminent.

Answered 6/6/2019

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TIA: Tia (transitory ischemic attack) happens when blood supply to a certain area of the brain gets cut off temporarily. This causes a neurologic deficit - weakness, numbness, visual deficit or difficulty with speech. While TIA usually resolves, it indicates that there is a problem with your heart or blood vessels that can cause another TIA or stroke.

Answered 8/28/2018

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