Definition of transient ischemic attack
: a brief episode of cerebral ischemia that is usually characterized by temporary blurring of vision, slurring of speech, numbness, paralysis, or syncope and is often predictive of a serious stroke
—abbreviation TIA
— called also ministroke
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The first known use of transient ischemic attack was in 1958
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