Nearly one in five people who have a suspected TIA will have a full-blown stroke within three months, and two in five, given the appropriate scan, will learn they have actually had a stroke instead of a TIA.A new American Heart Association scientific statement describes how to assess patients who experience a TIA, with specific guidance for health care professionals in rural areas.
Diagnosing a transient ischemic attack (TIA), sometimes called a “warning stroke,” is challenging because symptoms often disappear within an hour.
