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TIA and Stroke

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Narrator:

At age 59, James McKenney thought he was just getting old.

James McKinney, Had Mini-strokes:

Anyway I got up, my first foot on the floor, here I get this little dizzy spell or what not.

Narrator:

For a few months, those spells came and went. Then one night the spells didn't go away. He could barely stand.

James McKinney, Had Mini-strokes:

Then I started sweating... and sweating profusely, just kept going on. Then I knew it as a problem.

Narrator:

James got to a hospital in time. His dizzy spells were really T-I-A's... Mini-strokes caused by blood clots that temporarily blocked arteries in his brain.

Salman Azhar, MD, Heurologist, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital:

Is that clear? It's clear.

James McKinney, Had Mini-strokes:

Clear and scary.

Narrator:

Neurologist Salman Azhar (sol-MAHN AHZ-her) Says the symptoms can be vague: numbness on one side, language problems, or blurred vision. They usually last only an hour or two.

Salman Azhar, MD, Heurologist, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital:

People then wait for weeks or they'll go to their doctor two weeks later, when really, they should come to the emergency room right away.

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Why? Because a deadly or disabling stroke is probably just around the corner. And a new study says that's even more likely when weakness or speech impairment are the symptoms... When you're over 60, or when you have diabetes – like James.

Salman Azhar, MD, Heurologist, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital:

I'd expect your coordination to be a little off, but it's actually pretty good. That's how I tell, tell it to them. You know, 'You got lucky, and now, if we can figure out what's causing these symptoms, we can actually prevent you from having a stroke.

Narrator:

James is cashing in on his luck... Taking medication and improving his diet.

James McKinney, Had Mini-strokes:

I've had no problems whatsoever. I've been living a charmed life except for the flu.

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For WebMD, I'm Damon Meharg.

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