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Transient ischemic attacks with normal arteriograms: Serious or benign prognosis?
Author(s) -
Toole James F.,
Yuson Carlo P.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410010111
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , cerebral infarction , cardiology , myocardial infarction , infarction , accidental , ischemia , physics , acoustics
Of 226 patients with cerebral transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) evaluated with panarteriography, 16 had no demonstrable abnormalities in the aorto‐cervico‐cranial arterial tree. During a follow‐up period ranging from three to eight years, 8 of the 16 were asymptomatic; 4 developed strokes and 3 died, 2 of cerebral infarction and 1 of myocardial infarction. The surviving patient who had a cerebral infarct continues to have TIAs. There were 2 other deaths, 1 from myocardial infarction and the other accidental. Two other patients continue to have TIAs.