you're increased risk for having another one so again we need to try to sort out why did that stroke occur and what can we do to prevent it so a transient ischemic attack is atia who knows what a T ia is how would you define that I like that definition so you've got a blood clot that's gone into the brain and before any injury to the brain has happened your body dissolve that blood clot you have little enzymes in your blood that try to dissolve blood clots and if it dissolves it before it does any damage it's a TI a so the symptoms will be the