Transient ischemic attacks: an emergency medicine approach.
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.
Borg
Keith Thomas
KT
University of Cincinnati, Department of Emergency Medicine, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0769, USA.
Pancioli
Arthur Martin
AM
D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003657:Decision Making; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*
D000925:Anticoagulants