My Dad had his second stroke this week. They call it a T.I.A. It is a mini stroke, which is a warning sign of things possibly to come in the future. His sister is 89 now, and has had several. My Dad will be 86 very soon. He lives in a local nursing facility where he can receive the excellent care he requires.
During this 'Spell', he was unable to put a sentence together. He did not know his name. He did know who I was though. I am his closest Realative, who has had the chore of placing both my parents in a nursing facility.
Then, as if my magic, or an act of God, the spell was over, and he was "back" . He was again aware of his surroundings, and telling jokes once again. It is difficult to see your parents go through suffering in their later years. For those of you that need a definition, This is what a Transient Ischemic Attack really is.......
I Googled T.I.A. and this is what I learned.....
When the brain loses blood supply, it tries to restore blood flow. If blood supply is restored, function may return to the affected brain cells, permitting return of function to the affected body part. This is what happens with a TIA (transient ischemic attack). Some may consider this a mini-stroke, however, in reality, it is a stroke that resolved or improved functionality to the affected body part.
By definition, a TIA resolves within 24 hours, but most TIA symptoms resolve within a few minutes.
TIAs are often warning signs of a future stroke. The risk of a stroke increases dramatically in the days and weeks after a transient ischemic attack, and the TIA may offer an opportunity to find a cause and prevent the permanent neurologic damage that results because of a stroke.
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