Definition of Transient ischemic attack

1. Noun. Brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply; symptoms depend on the site of the blockage.

Exact synonyms: Tia
Generic synonyms: Ischaemia, Ischemia

Definition of Transient ischemic attack

1. Noun. (medicine) A temporary cessation or reduction of blood supply to part of the brain, resulting in brief neurologic dysfunction that usually persists for less than 24 hours. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Transient ischemic attack

1. A sudden focal loss of neurological function with complete recovery usually within 24 hours; caused by a brief period of inadequate perfusion in a portion of the territory of the carotid or vertebral basilar arteries. (05 Mar 2000)

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Literary usage of Transient ischemic attack

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the U. S. Preventive by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"A comparison of two doses of aspirin (30 mg vs 283 tng a day) in patients after a transient ischemic attack or minor ischemic stroke. ..."

2. Management & Therapy of Sickle Cell Disease edited by Clarice D. Reid, Samuel Charace, Bertram Lubin (1997)
"A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a focal neurologic deficit persisting for less than 48 hours (24 hours for internal carotid, anterior, ..."

3. Adequacy of Evidence for Physical Activity Guidelines Development by Carol West Suitor, Vivica I. Kraak (2007)
"Impaired glucose tolerance increases stroke risk in nondiabetic patients with transient ischemic attack or minor ischemic stroke. Stroke 37(6): 1413-1417. ..."

4. 5th Report Of The Joint National Committee On Detection, Evaluation, And by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"... left ventricular hypertrophy by echocardiography Left ventricular dysfunction or cardiac failure transient ischemic attack or stroke Peripheral vascular ..."

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