What are Mini Strokes?
Mini strokes are also called transient ischemic attacks. Don’t let the idea that these are called “mini” fool you into thinking they’re not dangerous. Roughly 30% of people who suffer a mini-stroke will later suffer a full stroke, and if you believe you’ve had one, you should get immediate medical care. Symptoms of mini strokes include sudden loss of balance, weakness on one side of the body, sudden blindness and speech difficulties. In most cases when you suffer a stroke, these symptoms will persist. With mini strokes, symptoms may be gone in a few minutes or a few hours. They are caused by the blood flow to the brain being temporarily interrupted or significantly reduced. Some things that may cause mini strokes include hardening or narrowing arteries that supply blood to the brain. Sometimes plaque buildup in the veins can temporarily affect flow or a blood clot moves from somewhere else to the brain, but it is small enough to break up quickly or only partially occludes blood supply.
Mini strokes are also called transient ischemic attacks. Don’t let the idea that these are called “mini” fool you into thinking they’re not dangerous. Roughly 30% of people who suffer a mini-stroke will later suffer a full stroke, and if you believe you’ve had one, you should get immediate medical care. Symptoms of mini strokes include sudden loss of balance, weakness on one side of the body, sudden blindness and speech difficulties. In most cases when you suffer a stroke, these symptoms will persist. With mini strokes, symptoms may be gone in a few minutes or a few hours. They are caused by the blood flow to the brain being temporarily interrupted or significantly reduced.
