Transient Ischemic Attack Case Study

1. What part of the brain or nervous system it is associated with? Transient ischemic attack occurs in the nervous system. The term “Ischemia” refers to the heart, and is translated to “not quite enough blood”. A transient ischemic attack occurs when the blood flow to a part of the brain stops for a short amount of time. It clots the blood in the heart, causing a mini-stroke. It can cause weakness in the arm or a partial loss of vision, but the problem lasts less than 24 hours. People who get TIA’s, which can be taken as a warning that a stroke may occur, are at an increased risk of having a stroke in the future.
2. What are the signs and symptoms?
When experiencing a transient ischemic attack, it may last for only a couple minutes. Most
There are three main types of treatments that can be administered to help treat the attack, including medications, surgery, and carotid angioplasty. Depending on the cause of the TIA, the doctor may prescribe medication to help reduce the tendency for blood to clot or recommend surgery or a balloon procedure (angioplasty). As for medications, there are two frequently used kinds that can be taken to help reduce the symptoms. The medication chosen depends on the location, cause, severity and type of TIA. The first type is anti-platelet drugs. These medications make your platelets, which are one of the circulating blood cell types, less likely to stick together. When blood vessels are injured, proteins clot in the blood plasma, forming sticky platelets which begin to form clots. The most commonly used anti-platelet medication is aspirin. Aspirin is so popular because it is the least expensive treatment with the fewest possible side effects. The second kind of drug is anticoagulants. These tablets include heparin and warfarin. They affect clotting- system proteins instead of platelet function. Heparin is used for a short period of time whereas warfarin is used over a longer period of time. These medications call for careful