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What Is The Reason For TIA?

I ve finished a nuclur stress tests and think that the test may of caused me to suffer a TIA. All tests have come back good and the heart is working great. My blood pressure has stayed above 130/82 since this happened, normally it was at 115/67. I m a healthy male aged 53, a non smoker or drinker.
Tue, 11 Feb 2014
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hi
the symptoms of tia include transient neurological symptoms like- weakness of a limb, slurring of speech, transient loss of consciousness, etc which usually resolve in 24 hours
-did feel such symptoms, because stress test itself can produce dizziness
-you should consult a neurologist if any such symptom occured
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What Is The Reason For TIA?

hi the symptoms of tia include transient neurological symptoms like- weakness of a limb, slurring of speech, transient loss of consciousness, etc which usually resolve in 24 hours -did feel such symptoms, because stress test itself can produce dizziness -you should consult a neurologist if any such symptom occured