The symptoms of a TIA are similar to that of stroke, but they may only last a short while, certainly no more than 24 hours. If symptoms last longer than 24 hours but are mild usually this would be defined as a ‘minor stroke’. There was some confusion amongst some people we interviewed about whether they had actually had a stroke or TIA. The terms ‘TIA’, ‘minor stroke’ and ‘mini stroke’ were used by people to describe what they had experienced, based on the diagnosis they had been given by their GP or consultant.
Many of the people we interviewed recovered from their TIA or minor stroke and did not experience any continuing symptoms afterwards.
Read more
No comments:
Post a Comment