transient ischemic attack
Americannoun
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Doctors determined Kubiak suffered a transient ischemic attack or mini-stroke, possibly related to dehydration.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2024
TIA is an acronym for a transient ischemic attack, a brief stroke.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2023
The drug candidate is a potential new treatment for patients with atrial fibrillation and in patients with a non-cardioembolic ischemic stroke or high-risk transient ischemic attack, Bayer said.
From Reuters • Aug. 28, 2022
As he does in the film, the real Bilott did begin to experience strange symptoms in 2010 similar to the strokelike transient ischemic attack seen in the movie.
From Slate • Nov. 22, 2019
It was determined that he had had a kind of ministroke — a transient ischemic attack, or temporary interruption of blood flow to the brain caused by a clot.
From New York Times • Jan. 1, 2017
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