title: Transient ischemic attacks.
abstract: The treatment of TIA must be individualized. TIA is one of several manifestations of generalized atherosclerosis. While one-third of patients with TIA will suffer a stroke in five years, one-half of the same group will die of myocardial infarction. The risk of stroke is greater in carotid rather than vertebral-basilar TIA, in older patients, and in those with a cluster of TIAS, an is highest in the first month after the TIA. Treatment should reflect this knowledge.
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D004691:Endarterectomy; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents