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Transient Ischaemic Attacks of the Brain and Eye
Author(s) -
Sperling Michael R.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of neuroimaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1552-6569
pISSN - 1051-2284
DOI - 10.1111/jon199554256
Subject(s) - medicine , transient (computer programming) , stroke (engine) , cardiology , intensive care medicine , mechanical engineering , computer science , engineering , operating system
Transient ischemic attacks are an important and common neurological problem. As harbingers of stroke and markers of vascular pathology, they paradoxically serve the useful purpose of identifying patients at increased risk of permanent injury. Consequently, they have been the subject of much study (sadly, mostly uncontrolled study).