Search results for ischaemic stroke

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• Transient ischaemic attack (TIA) - Causes

  A transient ischaemic attacks (TIA) happens when one of the blood vessels that supply your brain with oxygen-rich blood becomes blocked.

• Transient ischaemic attack (TIA) - Diagnosis

  It's important to be assessed by a healthcare professional as soon as possible if you think you have had a transient ischaemic attack (TIA).

• Why a carotid endarterectomy is done

  Find out more about a carotid endarterectomy, including why it's done and how it helps reduce your risk of stroke and transient ischaemic attack (TIA).

• Subarachnoid haemorrhage

  A subarachnoid haemorrhage is a rare but life-threatening type of stroke that needs emergency treatment.

• Transient ischaemic attack (TIA) - Prevention

  The best way to help prevent a TIA is to eat a healthy diet, exercise regularly and avoid smoking and drinking too much alcohol.

• Aspirin: low dose to prevent heart attacks and stroke

  NHS medicines information on low-dose aspirin – what it's used for, side effects, dosage and who can take it.

• First aid

  Find out what to do in emergency situations such as anaphylaxis, bleeding, burns and scalds, choking, drowning, electrocution, fractures, heart attacks, poisoning, shock and stroke.

• The risks of drinking too much

  The risks of drinking more than the recommended limits include cancer, liver disease, heart disease and stroke.

• Complications of a carotid endarterectomy

  Find out about the main complications of a carotid endarterectomy and how they can be treated.

• Complications of a coronary artery bypass graft

  Find out about possible complications of a coronary artery bypass graft and what to do if you have signs of complications.