Strokes and TIAs

Filed in archive Miscellany on October 25, 2005

NY Times with a nice primer on TIAs and strokes:

Though T.I.A.'s leave no residual effects detectable by the patient or by sophisticated medical tests, they can portend a major stroke.

As a result, it is critically important for someone with such an attack to get prompt medical attention and treatment - often something as simple as a daily aspirin - to prevent a far more serious blockage to the brain.