title: Transient ischemic attacks: an emergency medicine approach.
abstract: Recent advances in TIA research provide emergency physicians a new understanding of the disease process. Untreated or under-treated patients with TIA are at significant risk. Prompt and thorough evaluation must be undertaken to prevent devastating harm to this group of patients. This is truly a paradigm shift for many physicians, and one area in which emergency physicians lead in education and patient advocacy. The authors wish to acknowledge Dr. Stewart Wright, Dr. Alex Schneider, and Dr. Dawn Kleindorfer for their expert review, and Amy Hess for her assistance in the preparation of this manuscript.
authors.affiliation: University of Cincinnati, Department of Emergency Medicine, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0769, USA.
authors.forename: Keith Thomas
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Borg
authors.forename: Arthur Martin
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Pancioli
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003657:Decision Making; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants