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Clinical features

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

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The clinical features of a transient ischaemic attack are highly dependent upon the arterial territory affected:

Carotid artery TIA - 90%:

Vertebro-basilar artery TIA's - 7% - are more diverse:

TIA's of uncertain vascular territory - 3% - have patterns which are difficult to fit into either anterior or posterior circulation TIA's e.g. dysarthria with hemiparesis.

Reference

  • (1) Dean C.C. Johnston, Michael D. Hill. The patient with transient cerebral ischemia: a golden opportunity for stroke prevention. CMAJ 2004; 170 (7) 2
  • (2) Nina J Solenski. Transient Ischemic Attacks: Part I. Diagnosis and Evaluation. AAFP 2004;69:1665-74,1679

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