Your physician will ask about your current symptoms and your past medical
history, including conditions that increase your risk of stroke, like high
blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, smoking, and certain types of
heart disease. The physician will also examine you and will do a test
called an electrocardiogram (EKG). While examining you, your physician may
pay special attention to the circulation in your neck, where major arteries
supplying the brain are located. In examining your neck, he or she will
listen with a stethoscope for the turbulent sounds of blood flow through
narrowed arteries. Blood tests also will be done.
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Fig - MRI Scan |
To help pinpoint the cause of TIA, your physician may order the following
tests:
- Computed Tomography (CT scan)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
To evaluate flow through blood vessels, your physician may do other
tests, including:
- Doppler Ultrasound
- Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)
- Cerebral angiography
- Echocardiogram
If your physician suspects that floating blood clots are coming from
your heart, special heart tests may be necessary.
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