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TO have a TIA or not? Tis the question!
by MmeOdileS, Mar 07, 2008 10:34PM
My husband who is 50 years old...has 'supposedly' had around 8 TIA's since 2001...Last year a hole in his heart was discovered by his doctors, so they repaired the hole...Three weeks ago he had another TIA...but the hole in his heart is repaired....On the MRI the TIA does not show up...but a stroke does...Since the MRI shows no stroke...they are saying he has TIA's....but then....why does he keep having major problems with his left leg..has to walk with a cane...this last TIA effected his right leg...and a physical therapist is coming to the house......
my questions are:
If they are TIA's....why does he keep having after-effects? Is anyone experiencing the same problem....
If it is not the hole in his heart that was causing his so-called-TIA's....then what could be the cause of this.....
Could he have had several strokes and they are not showing on the MRI?
The doctors dont give us the answers..they dont know...
signed,
perplexed and scared...
my questions are:
If they are TIA's....why does he keep having after-effects? Is anyone experiencing the same problem....
If it is not the hole in his heart that was causing his so-called-TIA's....then what could be the cause of this.....
Could he have had several strokes and they are not showing on the MRI?
The doctors dont give us the answers..they dont know...
signed,
perplexed and scared...
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Your question is apt. A TIA by definition should not last for more than 24 hours. But there have been instances where some patients kept on having the after effects. There may be called as persistent symptoms. An MRI should pick up any infarcts.
If the infarcts are deeper in the brain tissue, they may not be obvious to untrained eyes on MRI. The deeper a lesion is, the less area it has to cover to produce symptoms.
Was the ECHO cardiography recording done? Did it mention any clots in the heart?
Regards