Try: There isn’t much difference between a stroke and a transient ischemic attack "mini stroke" they look the same feel the same and stem from the same thing , blocked blood flow to the brain but a stroke lasts for hours maybe longer while a mini stroke fades away after a few minutes call 911 or your local emergency medical services number right away if one or more of these symptoms suddenly happen to you or someone else even if they begin to fade away after a few minutes numbness or weakness in your face arm or leg especially on one side of the body inability to move your fingers hand arm or leg trouble seeing with one or both eyes or hearing with one or both ears slurred speech or other trouble speaking difficulty understanding what someone is saying dizziness trouble walking or loss of balance or coordination rapid and severe headache information references "mini-strokes" have major risks" by harvard medical school 2005 available at www health harvard edu

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