title: Transient ischemic attack: the presenting manifestation of transient asystole.
abstract: A patient with a focal transient neurologic deficit and no evidence of other underlying disease as an etiology is diagnosed with episodic asystole. His neurologic deficit was reproduced with episodes of asystole. The combination of asystole and localized intracranial atherosclerotic disease can produce focal neurologic deficits and should be considered in the differential for transient ischemic attack. It is easily preventable and responds to permanent implantation of a transvenous pacemaker.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Pauszek
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial