A brief stroke-like attack wherein symptoms resolve within 24 hours. It causes paralysis in face, arm or leg usually on one side of the body, slurred speech, double vision or blindness ...

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Because of these limitations a new diagnostic description was proposed: A TIA is a brief episode of neurologic dysfunction caused by focal brain or retinal ischemia, with clinical symptoms ...

Eight years ago, at the age of 53, Jeff Miller woke up, got out of bed and fell to the floor. Although he was having trouble seeing, he managed to get down the stairs to the first floor of his ...

A blood test may rapidly distinguish brain bleeds from clot-caused strokes, even before people with stroke symptoms reach the ...

A decrease in blood flow to the AV nodal artery (a branch of the RCA) can result in AV nodal ischemia and AV conduction abnormalities such as the second-degree type II AV block seen in the ECG.

Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a condition where complications, including an increased risk of ischemic stroke. Here are some ...

Sudden unexpected cardiac death, including cardiac arrest, with symptoms suggestive of myocardial ischemia, accompanied by new ST elevation, or new LBBB, or definite new thrombus by coronary ...

A mini-stroke, or transient ischemic attack (TIA), is a serious warning sign that should never be ignored. It happens when ...