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They Do Mean Something

Louis R. Caplan, MD

Arch Neurol. 2008;65(5):601-602.

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JAMA

Incidence and Prognosis of Transient Neurological Attacks

Michiel J. Bos, MD, MSc; Marie Josee E. van Rijn, MD, PhD; Jacqueline C. M. Witteman, PhD; Albert Hofman, MD, PhD; Peter J. Koudstaal, MD, PhD; Monique M. B. Breteler, MD, PhD

Context:  Transient neurological attacks (TNAs) are attacks with temporary (< 24 hours) neurological symptoms. These symptoms can be focal, nonfocal, or a mixture of both. The prognostic significance of TNAs with focal symptoms (better known as transient ischemic attacks [TIAs]) is well understood. Conversely, hardly anything is known about the prognostic significance of TNAs with nonfocal or mixed symptoms.

Objective:  To study the incidence and prognosis of focal TNAs (or TIAs), nonfocal TNAs, and mixed TNAs.

Design, Setting, and Participants:  The study population comprised 6062 community-dwelling Rotterdam Study participants who were aged 55 years or older and free from stroke, myocardial infarction, and dementia at baseline (1990-1993). . . . [Full Text of this Article]