Cardiovascular · UKMLA & AKT
Transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
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- A TIA is identical in mechanism to ischaemic stroke but produces no lasting tissue injury - symptoms resolve completely within 24 hours (usually 10-15 minutes). It is a retrospective diagnosis: no neurological signs at assessment.
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