title: [Current status of the diagnosis and management of transient ischemic attack in Japan].
abstract: The diagnostic criteria and management strategy of transient ischemic attack (TIA) have drastically changed for these years. In Europe and the United States, community and hospital-based studies demonstrated a higher risk of stroke immediately after a TIA than previously considered. Urgent evaluation and immediate initiation of treatment reduces stroke after a TIA dramatically. We establish the Japan TIA research group, which is subsidized by the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, Japan. The group conducted a nation-wide survey using a questionnaire and a retrospective registration study to clarify the current status of clinical practice of TIA in our country. We are also preparing a prospective, nation-wide, multicenter registration study of TIA patients. These topics were reviewed in this symposium.
authors.affiliation: National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center.
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Minematsu
mesh_terms: D006077:Government Agencies; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D007564:Japan; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D012306:Risk; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013577:Syndrome