Clinical Review
Transient Ischemic Attack: What You Need to Know
Emergency Medicine. 2009 July;41(7):34-38
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Michael McDavit, MD, and Donald Byars II, MD, FACEP
In a recent study, almost a third of primary care presentations consistent with transient ischemic attack were not followed up for at least a month-even though a TIA precedes roughly one in four strokes. The authors explore the relationship between TIA and stroke and outline an appropriately aggressive approach to diagnosis and management of suspected TIA.