ministroke
Temporary brain ischemia
A ministroke is an informal term for a transient ischemic attack (TIA)—a brief episode where blood flow to part of the brain is temporarily blocked.
Symptoms mirror a stroke (weakness, slurred speech, confusion) but typically resolve within minutes to hours without permanent damage.
Ministrokes are warning signs: She had a ministroke last year and now takes blood thinners.
The "mini" understates the seriousness—about a third of people who experience one will later have a full stroke.
Brief cerebral ischemia
- ischemiaInsufficient tissue blood supply
- cerebrovascularBrain circulation-related
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
- embolismObstruction in blood vessel
occlusion · atherosclerosis · fibrillation · hypertension · carotid · infarct · hypoperfusion · anticoagulant
Limited in duration
- briefShort in duration
- episodeSerialized content unit
- passingMoving by or temporary
- fleetingPassing very quickly
short-lived · reversible · minutes · hours · resolving · self-limiting
Loss of sensation
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- dizzinessUnsteady, spinning sensation
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- imbalanceLack of proportion
vertigo · disorientation · aphasia · dysarthria · hemiparesis · unsteadiness
Seat of cognition
- neuronImpulse-conducting cell
- neurologyMedical science of nerves
- neurologistPhysician specializing in nervous system
- cerebrumBrain's largest division
cortex · synapse · neurotransmitter · cerebral · hemisphere · cognitive
Recovery from injury/addiction
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- healingRestoration of health
- recuperationGradual return to health
- physiotherapyTreatment restoring bodily function
resilience · regain · improvement · convalescence · adaptation · caregiving · follow-up · monitoring
Something that comes first
- predictorOne who foretells events
- harbingerOne who foreshadows
- premonitoryGiving advance warning
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
TIA
Brief cerebral ischemia
- ischemiaInsufficient tissue blood supply
- cerebrovascularBrain circulation-related
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
embolism · occlusion · atherosclerosis · fibrillation · hypertension · carotid · infarct · hypoperfusion · anticoagulant · platelets
temporary
Limited in duration
fleeting · short-lived · reversible · minutes · hours · resolving · self-limiting
numbness
Loss of sensation
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- dizzinessUnsteady, spinning sensation
- weaknessDeficiency in force
imbalance · vertigo · disorientation · aphasia · dysarthria · hemiparesis · unsteadiness
brain
Seat of cognition
- neuronImpulse-conducting cell
- neurologyMedical science of nerves
- neurologistPhysician specializing in nervous system
cerebrum · cortex · synapse · neurotransmitter · cerebral · hemisphere · cognitive
rehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- healingRestoration of health
- recuperationGradual return to health
physiotherapy · resilience · regain · improvement · convalescence · adaptation · caregiving · follow-up · monitoring
precursor
Something that comes first
- predictorOne who foretells events
- harbingerOne who foreshadows
- premonitoryGiving advance warning
ministrokemassive stroke
hemorrhagic stroke · ischemic stroke · brain hemorrhage · stroke · CVA