Should Mini Strokes/TIAs be Renamed?
Should Mini Strokes/TIAs be Renamed? Monday August 4, 2008#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3)By definition a mini stroke is a stroke-like event which lasts less than a day (24 hours). People develop the very symptoms of a stroke, but these symptoms resolve completely. The problem for many is understanding that after a mini stroke, people don’t just live happily ever after. A single mini stroke puts a person at an immediate risk for developing a full stroke. In fact, up to 20% of people who suffer a mini stroke go on to have a stroke in the next three months, and up to 25% die in the next year! I always have a hard time using the prefix “mini” when I remind my patients of these numbers. Mini strokes are also called transient ischemic attacks, or TIAs, a t
