Essays Tagged: "Transient Ischemic Attack"

CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident) aka Stroke.

0,000 strokes occur in the U.S. each year (Taber's 2069). CVA is the most serious type of stroke. A transient ischemic attack (TIA), also known as a mini-stroke, is a temporary interruption of blood f ...

(2 pages) 101 0 2.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Stroke vs TIA

reason for the decline. 80% of strokes are preventable! (NAN)There are two levels of a stroke: The Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) which is a minor stroke or sometimes called a "mini stroke" and a Ce ... rain that controls speech, the stroke will result in a speech disability such as slurring (CSLOT).A Transient Ischemic Attack, the "mini stroke", starts just like a stroke but then resolves leaving no ...

(4 pages) 46 0 0.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Case Study Based on Stroke Victim

leading to death, with no apparent causes other than of vascular origin (Nursing Standard, 2004). A transient ischaemic attack (TIA) differs from stroke in that symptoms last less than 24 hours. A TIA ... iencing TIA should see their doctor and most definitely not ignore symptoms simply because they are transient (Nursing Standard, 2004). Mary had no known medical history of TIA. She could not fully un ...

(16 pages) 300 0 5.0 Jul/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

The Effects Of A Stroke

the victim, it's nothing to ignore. Mini strokes are serious because "the only difference between a transient ischemic attack (TIA) and a stroke is that a TIA is temporary. TIA's can be caused by trav ...

(9 pages) 29 0 0.0 May/2009

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology