Transient Ischemic Attacks
Contributors: Seemant Chaturvedi (Editor)
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Limited
Published: September 1, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 480
ISBN-13: 9781405120593
Subjects: Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Neurology - General; Ischemic Attack, Transient; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Medical / Neurology; Internal Medicine; Cerebral ischemia; Transient ischaemic attack.; gtt
First sentence: A transient ischemic attack (TIA) can be defined as a sudden focal loss of neurological function with complete recovery within 24 h, caused by inadequate perfusion in the partial or complete distribution of the carotid or vertebrobasilar arteries [1].