Cerebral infarction and transient ischemic attacks

Efficient evaluation is essential to beneficial intervention

Kelly D. Flemming Dr Flemming is a cerebrovascular fellow and Dr Brown is associate professor, department of neurology, Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota.

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Robert D. Brown Jr Dr Flemming is a cerebrovascular fellow and Dr Brown is associate professor, department of neurology, Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota.

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The goals of diagnostic evaluation in patients with cerebral infarction or transient ischemic attacks include (1) distinguishing these attacks from other causes of transient neurologic deficit, (2) localizing the event for determination of appropriate sequential workup, and (3) defining the potential mechanisms involved, specifically any that require treatment other than antiplatelet therapy. In this article, the authors describe how to accomplish these goals.

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