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Transient Ischemic Attack
TIA patients receive less aggressive attention than those with stroke
February 21st, 2005
Transient ischemic attack (TIA) patients receive less aggressive diagnostic testing, treatment and education compared to stroke patients, which is a missed opportunity to prevent permanent disability or death, researchers reported at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2005. "There needs to be a paradigm shift in the way the public and physicians look at TIA," said study lead author Bhuvaneswari Dandapani, MD, medical director of the stroke center at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Florida. "TIA is perceived as a much less serious condition than stroke by the public and by professionals." About one-third of...
Source: Pain & Central Nervous System Week (2005-02-21)
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