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TIA (Treatment (Treat diabetes, Smoking cessation, Give statins for…
TIA
Treatment
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Treat hypertension (target <140/85) with ACE inhibitors, ARBs
High dose aspirin for 2 weeks, then low dose
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ABCD2 Score
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ABCD2 score stratifies which patients are at a higher risk of having a stroke following a suspected TIA
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Symptoms
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Amaurosis fugax - occurs when the retinal artery is occluded causing unilateral progressive vision loss (like a curtain descending)
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Aetiology
Cardioembolism: mural thrombus post MI or in AF, valve disease, prosthetic valve
Hyperviscosity e.g. polycythaemia, sickle cell anaemia, high WCC, myeloma
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