What is the term or acronym for a temporary impairment of cerebral circulation that causes symptoms lasting minutes to hours but results in no permanent neurologic changes?
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A patient presents to the emergency department complaining of numbness and weakness on his left side. the doctor believes this patient is experiencing a stroke (irreversible death of brain cells due to cut off blood supply to the brain). the correct abbreviation for this medical condition is
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Vignette #1: A 77-year-old woman was cooking in the kitchen when she collapsed onto the floor. Her daughter called an ambulance, and the woman was taken to the emergency room. She had suffered a stroke and slowly regained consciousness over the next two days. However, when she woke up, she had the following signs and symptoms: loss of sight (although pupils were reactive to light), partial amnesia (loss of memory), inability to create and store new long-term memories. Vignette #2: A 61-year-old business executive with a long history of high blood pressure collapsed while jogging over the lunch hour. His jogging mate quickly contacted a police officer who helped carry the man to a hospital just down the road. At the hospital, an MRI was performed that revealed a blockage of a major cerebral artery and ischemic changes to the portion of the brain supplied by that artery. With quick medical attention, the man was stabilized, and he slowly improved over the next three weeks. The following signs and symptoms did persist, however: weakness of the facial and upper extremity muscles on the left side, loss of sensory discrimination when objects are placed into the left hand, significant mood and character changes.
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